*Updated* Maniac, the horror-thriller remake starring Elijah Wood and Nora Arnezeder, is coming to Blu-ray in the US next month. Considered by many as one of the better horror releases this year, Maniac is a remake of William Lustig's 1980 slasher of the same title. The new movie was directed by Franck Khalfoun, with Lustig on board as producer, and is written by Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur.
"Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and Frank's obsession escalates, it becomes clear that she has unleashed a long-repressed compulsion to stalk and kill.
The full cast list includes Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo and Sammi Rotibi. Maniac arrives on Blu-ray in the US on October 15th. It is also already available in the UK on region free Blu-ray with different cover art. *This story was submitted by Jemma George. **Updated with official press release and alternate cover art:
"New York, NY (September 9, 2013) - A disturbed young man who gives the mannequins in his story some very lifelike touches is the monster at the center of the shocker of the year. Elijah Wood, in a role unlike any he has ever undertaken, stars in MANIAC, the new macabre masterpiece from the creator of the hit thrillers High Tension and The Hills Have Eyes. The film slashes its way onto Blu-ray and DVD from IFC Films on October 15, 2013, with SRPs, respectively, of $29.98 and $24.98.
In this 21st century Jack the Ripper story set in present-day Los Angeles, Frank (Elijah Wood, The Lord of the Rings) leads a deceptively peaceful life. To the outside world, he's a withdrawn and somewhat eccentric owner of a mannequin store. But his quiet façade masks an inner rage that forces him to brutally kill and scalp the women who get too close to him.
When a young artist named Anna (Nora Arnezeder, Safe House) appears one day at Frank's shop and asks for his help with her new exhibition, Frank develops an obsession with her that threatens to completely destroy his already fragile psyche. Soon the streets become unsafe for any woman after dark as this newly awakened maniac begins to stalk and kill.
A remake of William Lustig and Joe Spinell's 1980 cult classic of the same name, MANIAC, was written by Aja Alexandre, the screenwriter of The Hills Have Eyes, High Tension and Mirrors. The film is an intimate, visually daring, psychologically complex and profoundly horrific trip into the downward spiraling nightmare of a killer and his victims."
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