Fiend (1980)

I saw this movie in 1982. I still remember it because it ranks as the worse movie i have ever seen. Bar none. The scene with the girl going down the stairs lasts 10 minutes with 342 different angles. After a while, i wanted the fiend to jump out just to get it over with. This movie looks like something i might make in on my street with my friend. I asked for my money back from the video store when i returned it. And after they reviewed the file, they returned my money. First and last time that happened. ROFL. Truly awful. They want more lines so om gonna give them some. And here is another. I got nothing more to say... Wow, they want 10 lines. Here is another.

A not very entertaining movie with strangulation deaths. Ok make-up and cartoon animation that creates a red glow. Mostly talk. The ending is pretty odd, but it's a long time coming. Maybe kids would like it. Everybody has got a scary neighbor who's yard you don't want the kick ball to fly into.

"Fiend" is definitely one of the better examples of low budget "z-grade" horror. When I put this on, I expected it to be one of those "so bad it's hilarious" horror films, and even though the first scenes initially had me in fits of laughter, it's not one of these films.Once you've seen 5 minutes of the atrocious acting, jumpy editing, bad frame composition, laughable special effects and poor lighting and colour matching, its humour wears off. However, it actually creates a surreal and dreamy atmosphere reminiscent of the classic "Night Of The Living Dead" that will linger even when the film is finished.The story revolves around a married man trying to prove that his neighbour, a "fiend" that is an evil spirit in the body of a corpse who must feed on the living to retain his youthful appearance, is responsible for the spree of murders that have been occurring in the neighbourhood."Fiend" will brilliantly draw you into that neighbourhood yourself and make you suspend your disbelief and the unnatural dialogue and amateur acting soon appears normal as you become a part of the surreal world the film creates.The surreal atmosphere, predictable yet intriguing story, and climatic ending make "Fiend" a forgotten gem that I'd recommend to all fans of low budget horror.

FIEND is awful. It's hilarious. It's about a dead guy who strangles people and takes their lifeforce away from them in order to replenish himself with blah, blah, blah. Who cares about plot? This cheese ball is good for only one thing. Ridiculing it. Dig the scene where the woman gives her friend a ride home and conveniently drops her off a mile away from her house. Another priceless piece of entertainment from Prism Pictures.