Despite the tongue-in-cheekiness of the overall product, Reeves noticeably eschews grandiose gore, instead punctuating (very dry) stretches of exposition and interaction with galling brutality.

..as hokey as the title suggests, but it also a treat for horror groupies; it certainly shows a number of substantial talents at a stage considerably earlier than most genre fans have previously seen them…

Writer-director Michael Reeves can’t completely pull the picture into the “win” column, but it’s an admirable try nonetheless.

Scenes of horror and violence are often undercut by sudden, slapstick humor ... This weird juxtaposition, however, is the most intriguing element ... just don't come expecting any real amount of horror.