Get an exclusive first look at Elliott Kalan's slasher comic, 'Maniac of New York'
Maniac of New York
, that reaches a new height — not that the New Yorkers in question seem that bothered, all things considered.has the exclusive first look, is “a horror story about how crisis situations become our new normal,” according to writer Elliott Kalan.
, which promised a citywide metropolitan bloodbath and delivered a couple shots of Jason walking through Times Square in a bad mood,” he admitted. “But beyond that, the New York movies of the '70s and '80s, when the city was gross and ugly and exciting and felt like it was full of real people and not just wealthy hedge fund managers.
“The biggest difference is I never have to worry about the budget. Times Square on New Year’s Eve? Not a problem, we can shoot there. Get a whole subway train? Done, no permits necessary. And casting is a snap, because we can just invent whoever we need.” Kalan said the series is a labor of love. “I’ve been wanting to tell these stories for a very long time. I love New York in the way only a true New Yorker can — with a burning desire to see it fictionally destroyed,” he said. “I’ve never felt previous horror stories really took advantage of the nightmare opportunities the city has to offer, so it’s been exciting to play with all that. And I’ve loved watching Andrea bring it to life with his art after years of the idea living in my head.
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