Two Thousand Maniacs!
A group of Yankee tourists becomes the unwilling centerpiece of a Southern town's supernatural centennial revenge carnival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- darkly comic
- lurid
- grotesque
- cult horror night
- drive in movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a durable, influential, darkly comic splatter landmark whose sensational violence is central to both its appeal and excesses.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film establishes Northern tourists as guests of a seemingly welcoming Southern town before subjecting them to ritualized killings.
The town's dead Confederacy-associated citizens reenact revenge for the destruction of Pleasant Valley during the Civil War.
Mayor Buckman and the townspeople offer ceremonial Southern hospitality while treating the tourists as unwilling participants in lethal celebrations.
Each tourist is assigned a conspicuous death event, making violent set pieces the film's primary attraction.
Films like Two Thousand Maniacs!, and why
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
shared southern gore, rural outsider victimization, exploitation horror, and escalating brutality
Blood Feast
shared splatter aesthetics, darkly comic violence, and independent exploitation filmmaking
The Wicker Man
shared supernatural revenge, regional historical trauma, and gothic horror atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Release Date
- 1964-03-20
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (141)
Cast
- Connie Mason
- William Kerwin
- Jeffrey Allen
- Ben Moore
- Shelby Livingston
- Jerome Eden
- Gary Bakeman
- Stanley Dyrector
- Linda Cochran
- Yvonne Gilbert
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- IndieFlix, Cultpix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Two Thousand Maniacs! about?
- A group of Yankee tourists becomes the unwilling centerpiece of a Southern town's supernatural centennial revenge carnival.
- What is Two Thousand Maniacs! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Two Thousand Maniacs! as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Two Thousand Maniacs! violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Two Thousand Maniacs! as graphic.
- What did critics think of Two Thousand Maniacs!?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a durable, influential, darkly comic splatter landmark whose sensational violence is central to both its appeal and excesses.
- Which films are like Two Thousand Maniacs!?
- Films with a similar feel include The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Blood Feast, and The Wicker Man.
- How long is Two Thousand Maniacs!?
- Two Thousand Maniacs! runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Two Thousand Maniacs!?
- In United States, Two Thousand Maniacs! streams on IndieFlix, Cultpix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.
