"It has an undeniable power and effect, but be sure you understand what you are getting yourself into."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"The Manson Family is an undeniable accomplishment, not only for Van Bebber's temerity but for his unapologetic insistence on telling this lurid tale in the lurid style he believed it deserved."
-- Terry Lawson, DETROIT FREE PRESS

"...a climactic orgy of bloodshed explicit enough to satisfy the most jaded Fangoria subscriber"
-- Nathan Rabin, THE ONION

"A mind-blowing recreation of what it was like to hang out with Charles Manson."
-- Dan Pearson, THE DAILY SOUTHTOWN

"...the ultimate exploitation film..."
-- Rossiter Drake, SF STATION

"…the film accomplishes the near-impossible, conjuring up and maintaining an unremittingly bad vibe that speaks wordless volumes about the Family’s evolution…"
-- Maitland McDonagh, TV GUIDE.COM