Dread Central rated the film a score of 2.5 out of 5, stating that the film "never quite reaches the giddy b-movie heights of similar slithery cult favorites
Slugs and
Squirm".
HorrorNews.net gave the film a positive review, writing, "It’s cheesy, self-referencing, has no pretense at all, and it’s just a stupid good time. If you go into it expecting a horror film, you will hate it. But if you come into it realizing it is farce, you will enjoy every minute of it." The
New York Times reviewed the film along with another film premiering on TV the night before on
Chiller,
Deep in the Darkness. The film was mostly panned with considerable criticism doled out to the method of death given to Christopher Lloyd's character, with the reviewer calling it "revolting in ways that may haunt you long after this otherwise unmemorable film is over". Andre Manseau from
Arrow in the Head awarded the film a rating of 4/10, criticizing the film's wooden acting, poor special effects, and erratic characters, although had different sentiments on Christopher Lloyd's character and death, saying "he's got the best death scene in the movie". The review also compares
Blood Lake to other killer lake-creature film series like
Lake Placid,
Piranha, and even The Asylum's own
Sharknado, but claims it never rises to their level of entertainment. ==References==