I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Baltimore director Don Dohler made a number of interesting very low budget horror and sci-fi features back in the day, probably the best of which was the highly entertaining The Alien Factor (1978). His films always at least attempted to make the most of the meagre production values at their disposal. Fiend is another such film and one which does some decent things on a shoe-string budget. This one is about a strange entity which reanimates a corpse, who then moves into a suburban neighbourhood and promptly begins a campaign of serial murder. This fiend hides under the guise of a music teacher.The acting is basic and the make-up and effects work are of a cheap standard, although I did quite enjoy the animated red spectre which creates the undead fiend. But, as in other Dohler films, there is an unmistakable earnestness to proceedings and it always feels like he at least makes an effort to try things irrespective of his tiny budget. Like his other films, the Baltimore setting adds something different too, with lots of outdoor shooting and local flavour. As a horror film, it has its moments such as the closing scenes which carried at least a little bit of threat I thought. It's a film which should appeal to fans of this director and those who appreciate low budget horrors from the period. It's hardly a lost classic or anything like that but like other Dohler movies it does have a certain charm and honest endeavour.

Remote and secretive immortal Eric Longfellow (a creepy portrayal by the beefy Don Leifert) needs to absorb the life force of others in order to continue existing. Longfellow moves to a quiet suburb in Maryland where nosy neighbor Gary Kender (a solid performance by Richard Nelson) begins to suspect something is amiss with Longfellow.Do-It-Yourself indie auteur Don Dohler does a solid job of crafting a spooky gloom-doom mood, keeps the enjoyable story moving along at a steady pace, and grounds the fantastic premise in a believably blah everyday small town reality. Moreover, Dohler deserves extra praise for having the guts to bump off a little kid as well as end on the film on a pretty downbeat note. George Stover offers sturdy support as Longfellow's timid toady assistant Dennis Frye. The modest (not so) special effects possess a certain lovably rinky-dink charm. Richard Geiwitz's fairly polished cinematography boasts several nifty tracking shots. Paul Woznicki's shivery synthesizer score hits the shuddery spot. A fun little fright flick.

What the hell, collecting all the video nasties I came to this one. What the hell, it's so low budget that it's laughable. No gore , no suspense, no nudity, no nothing. Although acting is extreme low this one sometimes makes your flesh creep. Unbelievable that this is released on DVD, there is so much more out there waiting for a proper release. I found the DVD, included were the bloopers, they had surely fun with making this turkey. Anyway, it became one of the cult movies because it was so bad it became good, have a look at it once and forget this extreme low budget. O yeah, I have the full uncut, what happens if you should see the cut version? Why was this ever one of the nasties?

Horrible acting, absolutely ridiculous effects, dull dialogue, pointless story, and one of the goofiest endings you'll ever see . . . this is an excellent film to watch with friends possessing a sarcastic, witty persona, as it is ripe for MST3K. I own a copy of the film under the Force Video label, which is long-defunct. Not an easy film to find, but not really worth looking for. My score: 2.5/10