The Manitou (1978)

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Visually inventive.
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Even if the story becomes totally absurd, it has more in the way of creativity than most modern horror remakes.
Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Avoid unless you want to hear Tony Curtis yell , "In her neck" as only he can!
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
So bad, it's one of the great bad horror flicks.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Ack! There's an evil Indian demon growing on my neck!

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Ken S

A woman goes into the hospital to have a tumor on her neck looked at, it turns out that the growth is in fact a 400-year-old Indian Shaman. Tony Curtis, Burgess Meredith and a Medicine Man team up to prevent it from from taking over the world. Strange hokiness ensues...
Greg S

A 400-year old Indian shaman reincarnates himself as a tumor in a woman's back, and a fortune telling charlatan (Tony Curtis) must harness the power of ancient Indian medicine and the modern electric typewriter to stop him from bringing Satan into the world. The movie-star cast… More
A 400-year old Indian shaman reincarnates himself as a tumor in a woman's back, and a fortune telling charlatan (Tony Curtis) must harness the power of ancient Indian medicine and the modern electric typewriter to stop him from bringing Satan into the world. The movie-star cast mostly plays the ridiculous premise straight-faced, and along with the cheap but colorful sfx (dig that cosmic climax!) they keep this entertaining throughout, something "better" written and directed movies often can't seem to do.
Alexander W

I always reminise on this film and so I decided to watch it after 20 or so years and well its not so bad. Its a sci fi / horror/ occult film based in San Fransisco. Its kind of funny and not scary but its not bad.