The film was also released on VHS by Virgin as "Hide and Shriek". It was released for the first time on DVD by Trinity Home Entertainment on 28 September 2004. It was re-released by Stax Entertainment in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2006, in a truncated cut, running 85 minutes. E1 Entertainment the film on DVD in Canada on 14 October 2008. Shout! Factory released the film for the first time on Blu-ray on 19 December 2017. Caryn James from "The New York Times" gave the film a negative review, stating that the film "offers just a few meager possibilities for unintentional campy comedy". Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film a BOMB, his lowest rating, writing, "Populated exclusively by obnoxious characters; even Steiger can't help this one." "VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever", awarded the film their lowest rating, calling it "A stultifying career low for all involved." A critic for the "New York Daily News" noted that while the plot is "pedestrian," the film "comes through with an impressive array of truly sicko surprises... Rod Steiger and Yvonne DeCarlo are consistently entertaining in what may be the most humiliating roles of their already checkered careers." "TV Guide" awarded the film two out of five stars, writing: " Despite the rather obvious plotting, derivative of everything from "Psycho" and more recent Spam-in-a-cabin epics to "The Most Dangerous Game", this Canadian effort is mildly interesting. Without a doubt, however, the performances of Steiger and Torgov are the most noteworthy aspects of the film. Steiger's Bible-spouting, moralizing patriarch is superb, given the weakness of the material in general. Torgov's part is better written, and she makes the most of it, letting us see madness in her eyes better than anyone since Barbara Steele."