Fiend (film)
Fiend is a 1980 American B movie science fiction horror film directed and written by low-budget filmmaker Don Dohler, shot in Perry Hall, Maryland and starring Don Leifert, Elaine White, Richard Nelson, and George Stover. The film had U.S. theatrical release in September 1980. Plot An evil spirit enters a graveyard and reanimates the corpse of music teacher Eric Longfellow. However, in order to stay alive, he has to wrap his hands around his victims' throats to absorb their life essences. When he moves to the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, his neighbor Gary Kender begins to suspect something just is not right with Mr. Longfellow. Main cast Don Leifert as Eric Longfellow Elaine White as Marsha Kender George Stover as Dennis Frye Richard Nelson as Gary Kender Del Winans as Jimmy Barnes Kim Dohler as Kristy Michaels Debbie Vogel as Helen Weiss Pam Dohler as Jane Clayton Greg Dohler as Scotty Richard Geiwitz as Fred Lydia Vuynovich as Angie Steve Frith as Steve Anne Frith as Katie Release The film had U.S. theatrical release in September 1980. Later release included on U.S. VHS as Deadly Neighbor and in West Germany as Angst der Verlorenen. Reception Having years previously read an