project like The Fear Inside is one of the mysteries of summer-doldrums TV." Describing the storyline as a "stretch", the reviewer added: "...still, there is unexpected humor: as Rubin's character becomes more and more criminally insane, her hair goes wild in a Phyllis Diller-ish way and her eyes bug out like Michael Keaton's in Beetlejuice. Now, that's entertainment." On the UK VHS release, the Los Angeles Times also quoted "gripping performances - coiled like a spring". On the same cover, New York Daily News wrote: "Not a film for the faint of heart". Both the TV Guide Network and Hal Erickson of AllMovie gave the film three out of five stars. Home media The film was released on VHS in America and the UK, with the American distribution being handled by Media Home Entertainment. See also List of films featuring home invasions References External links 1992 television films 1992 films 1990s thriller drama films American thriller drama films Showtime (TV network) films Viacom Pictures films Films directed by Leon Ichaso Films with screenplays by David Birke 1990s English-language films 1990s American films