New Zealand bans Elijah Wood horror flick

New Zealand has banned a horror film starring Elijah Wood as a scalp-collecting serial killer from general release after the government deemed it too graphic and disturbing for the public.

The Office of Film and Literature Classification’s action means Maniac – Franck Khalfoun’s remake of the 1980 slasher film about a killer who scalps his victims - cannot be screened anywhere other than film festivals or as part of academic study. DVDs of the film will not be allowed for sale.