Maniac (1980)

Haunted by the ghost of his abusive mother, who met her end in a tragic car crash, Frank Zito navigates the labyrinthine streets of New York City, carrying the heavy weight of his past. Despite her cruelty and her means to provide - selling her own flesh - he feels a gaping void where her presence once was. His twisted longing manifests in a chilling obsession; the scalps of young women, cruelly taken and meticulously displayed on lifeless mannequins in his apartment - a macabre shrine to the mother he can't let go. One day, amidst the urban sprawl, he crosses paths with Anna D'Antoni, a photographer who unwittingly captures his image. Intrigued, he steps out from the shadows, instigating a friendship that teeters on the razor's edge of his deranged reality. As he walks this tightrope, the question looms - is Anna the maternal figure he yearns for, or will she become another victim in his desperate quest to fill the void left by his mother's demise? In this chilling odyssey of obsession and psychosis, "Maniac" (1980) delves into the darkest corners of the human psyche, exploring the harrowing consequences of a tormented past and a mind unhinged. Will Frank find salvation in his budding friendship with Anna, or will his path continue to be littered with the trophies of his gruesome conquests?

Maniac is a horror movie featuring Joe Spinell.

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