"[18] Matt Donato of Bloody Disgusting wrote, "Worse still, the film's slasher elements might be squirting red juices like sprinklers full of Kool-Aid, but the working mechanics that keep the killer slicing and dicing are a mess.

There's nothing exceptional about Camp Pleasant Lake despite dialogue that tries to cheekily serve up "epic" sequences of violence — a garden-variety masked and hooded murderer stabs victims with sharp objects who drop to the floor immediately dead.

"[21] Michael Gingold of Rue Morgue wrote, "There's no visual invention or stylistic ambition to compensate for the microbudget look and slapdash plotting, which includes a revelation of the killer's identity that's obvious from about the 10-minute mark.

Once the malefactor claims victims two separate times right in front of the other characters, and also takes out a bunch of other people in a very conspicuous (if poorly staged) way, and no one ever acknowledges, addresses or discusses these actual slayings, Camp Pleasant Lake has descended from tedious and grating to downright insulting to the intelligence.

"[22] John Soltes of Hollywood Soapbox wrote, "The acting in the movie, which is written and directed by Thomas Walton, doesn't add up to much, although there are some sinister delights from The Nun's Bonnie Aarons.

"[24] J Hurtado of Screen Anarchy wrote, "There's nothing new in Camp Pleasant Lake, and the things that are familiar aren't even executed well, leaving the audience to wonder what exactly is the point?

The film attempts to place itself in the universe of meta horrors, acknowledging the bloodthirsty nature of many fans of the genre, the idea that the context of the bloodletting is inconsequential just as long as it doesn't stop flowing.