Manic: The beginning

a decaying New England town, 15-year-old Jasper Le’Mont endures relentless abuse from his alcoholic, racist father and pill-addicted mother, plus brutal school bullying. One night he snaps—dismembering his parents with a ball-peen hammer, staging their fiery car crash, and cleaning the scene perfectly. He resumes “normal” life while secretly hunting bullies and others, racking up 68 victims buried in yards, forests, and walls. Exposed by a wellness check, he’s arrested and sent to juvenile detention. Five years later, reformed and religious on paper, Jasper escapes during transfer—biting out a guard’s throat, running over the driver. Masked in burlap, hammer in hand, he returns home—smiling, unstoppable, hunting again. A raw, human portrait of a born psychopath: no powers, just patience, cruelty, and the quiet thrill of control.