Board Thread:The Spiral/@comment-30644608-20170222231639/@comment-30644608-20170303210431

It acts on it's own, binding itself to the person who wishes to be reanimated. The person would have to be both rich and near death in order for the binding to occur. At that point, the abilities would last as long as the person is alive.

If that person dies before the effects wear off (how long is up to you), then they will still be manuel until reanimated once again. After all, even when Sam got to Hell for the second time, he was still cursed. But at the end of the game, he was alive and cured of his curse.