# EPISODE 148: Maniac

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Podcast: [WHAT'S IN THE PODCAST](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-in-the-podcast-6939842)
Published: 2026-05-30T03:53:19+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/narcoticcasserole/episodes/EPISODE-148-Maniac-e3k3eld
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Duration seconds: 3791

## Resource

Maniac is one of the most detested films by the pearl clutching moralists and critics. William Lustig's gritty, uncomfortable, and downright nasty urban slasher is a daring exploration of a profoundly damaged mind played by the hypnotic Joe Spinnell and today we spotlight it.

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