"[1] Mischief Night was written and directed by Richard Schenkman, from a story idea by Eric Wilkinson and Jesse Baget.

Instead, the filmmakers approached Schenkman with an offer to direct the film, as the group had become close friends after their work together on The Man From Earth.

She also had to be able to be convincingly blind, somebody who could find the humor in the role, somebody funny & charming because it certainly wasn't all screaming and crying" as Schankman later stated in an interview.

[9] Alan Spencer from Cinesploitation.com gave the film a positive review stating, "Mischief Night is based more on execution and suspense rather than bloodletting.

Havens concluded his review by writing, "What could have been a fleshed out story of a girl dealing with grief and guilt becomes nothing but a scream session filled with vague intentions and no real resolution.

"[11] Brad McHargue from Dread Central gave the film a score of 2.5 out of 5, calling it "a The Strangers rehash, replete with similar motives and set-ups".

[12] Patrick Cooper from Bloody Disgusting offered similar criticism, stating that the film was "too bogged down by its disjointed pacing and narrative to really hit the mark.