Movie host (and birthday girl) Rhonda Shear plays a mannequin in a strange early '80s short

Today is also the birthday of Rhonda Shear, whose presence made the questionable flicks shown on the USA Network's "Up All Night" all the more tolerable.  Here's Shear playing a mannequin come to life in a bizarre short film that clearly pre-dates her film hosting days.

Watch This Thing - Creepy 1980 short film LIVING DOLLS

With echoes of TOURIST TRAP and MANIAC, Todd Coleman's low-budget short film shot in Charleston, South Carolina about a janitor with a very special relationship with a group of bridal shop mannequins used to play in between programming on the USA Network in their less-structured days.