"boxoffice" magazine thought little of the film at the time of its release, calling it "as old-fashioned as any b picture made in the forties" and noting that "there is very little anyone could find remotely objectionable here, even a 'nude' swim scene being made an obvious cover-up." it rated "i eat your skin" as "fair" on its five-point very- poor-to-very-good scale, with "the new york daily news" calling it "very poor."