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A singer is possessed by a demonic spirit. From the book by Robert Bloch (Psycho). | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Resembles "The Manitou" moreCast
(Credited cast) | Keir Dullea | ... | Mysterious Stranger |
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| Ronee Blakley | ... | Singer |
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This is a short film, but it resembles the 1978 feature film "The Manitou", which starred Tony Curtis. Aside from the obvious similarity in the titles, both stories are about an innocent woman who develops a huge growth on her upper back that hatches as a demon. The Mannikin (based on a story by Robt. Bloch, published in 1937) was filmed a year before The Manitou (based on a book by Graham Masterton, published in 1975.) The Manitou is heavily steeped in Native American Indian-themed mysticism, while the occult magic in The Mannikin makes no reference to native themes. The Mannikin ends disturbingly, while in The Manitou, the force of evil is defeated in a spectacular battle.
When I was in 8th grade, my public school science class was shown "The Mannikin" film one day. When we asked the teacher why he showed it to us, he just grinned mischievously. When we asked why it was called The Mannikin, he said "Well, what is a mannequin? An imitation of a living being." Our class was particularly unsettled by the inexplicable scene in which two women appear to be ready to kiss each other.