And he explicitly name-checks the budding genre in the anthemic chorus: “Adrenaline starts to flow / You’re thrashing all around / Acting like a maniac / Whiplash!

Source: https://ksenam.com/ixp/295/p/metallica-whiplash/

I’ve gotta tell you, one movie which maybe was a forerunner to that was the English movie that came out about four years ago, but it was really made by some maniac English guy.

Source: https://collider.com/the-holdovers-director-alexander-payne-interview-tiff/

Orhan Pamuk, ‘a museum maniac – they make my romantic imagination work’.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/oct/07/on-my-radar-orhan-pamuk-cultural-highlights-nights-of-plague

Police described the man, who was in his 20s, as a “maniac who decided he wanted to take lives.”

Source: https://forward.com/forward-newsletters/forwarding-the-news/558827/60-years-since-the-march-on-washington-swastikas-on-gun-used-in-jacksonville-hate-crime/

See readers, this is what happens when Bleeding Cool management wants to "innovate" and pairs you with an metal maniac bent on world domination.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/icon-vs-hardware-5-preview-a-milestone-for-milestone/

Sheriff T.K. Waters described the shooter, who killed himself, as a “maniac who decided he wanted to take lives,” according to the Florida Times-Union.

Source: https://forward.com/fast-forward/558813/swastikas-gun-killer-racist-jacksonville-shooting-racially-motivated/

The Malignant One has called Smith a “maniac,” a “lunatic,” a “Soviet-style thug” and other choice names.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/16/no-choice-but-to-indict-trump-why-a-gentlemens-agreement-had-to-be-broken/

The maniac still lives at my house, and keeps trying to acquire a car.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12808492?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

Together they tackle a potentially homicidal maniac, karaoke in dive bars, estranged mothers, and cheating boyfriends.

Source: https://collider.com/girls-trip-movies/

"We want to reclaim that word and embrace all parts of ourselves, including the ones which make us a 'maniac', as some may say.

Source: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23940973.good-life-rebrands-maniac-barbers-change-stigma/?ref=rss

“Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” portrays bear as a homicidal maniac who embarks on a murderous rampage.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/22/winnie-the-pooh-horror-film-director-addresses-fourth-grade-viewing/

With one becoming a homicidal maniac, drunk in the abilities he possesses, the other decides to use his new-found powers for the good of others.

Source: https://gamerant.com/manga-with-gorgeous-best-artwork/