The film was the subject of the 2012 book "Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece" by Raymond Foery. "Frenzy" currently holds an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews. The critical consensus reads: "Marking Alfred Hitchcock's return to England and first foray into viscerally explicit carnage, "Frenzy" finds the master of horror regaining his grip on the audience's pulse -- and making their blood run cold." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".