What happens when the paths of a sociopathic serial killer and a deeply disturbed masochist cross? Scarred by a brutal childhood of abuse and neglect, Delevan Ayutthaya turns to killing women who remind him of the person responsible for his trauma. But his carefully controlled existence is thrown into chaos when he crosses paths with Leo Chensuwan, a cocky young bartender with a dark history of his own. The two are drawn together by an intense attraction and a haunting connection to the shadows of their pasts. As their twisted relationship deepens, Del's feelings grow more conflicted. Can he sever ties with the man who threatens to unravel him completely, or will he surrender to his desires and uncover the dangerous secrets Leo keeps from him? Maniac is a dark erotic horror thriller about two troubled individuals, dancing on a knife's edge. It's a provocative exploration of trauma and abuse, where victim and predator become one in a disturbing, cerebral love story.