The reviews written in 1958 and 1959 appear to show that critics did not like "Frankenstein's Daughter". According to Warren, the film was "greeted by the few who reviewed it with the contempt it deserved". He notes that "the "Los Angeles Examiner" called the film 'a dismal clunker,'" while critic "Paul V. Beckley in the "New York Herald-Tribune" felt that it was 'a little better "Missile to the Moon", although much more confusing". "work=New York Times" critic Howard Thompson wrote that "'it's a toss-up whether ["Frankenstein's Daughter" or its co-feature] "Missile to the Moon" is the cheaper, duller piece of claptrap. Both are horror movies, being simply horrible bores'." "gross" magazine in its "Review Digest" for the February 9, 1959 issue gave the film a rating of "fair" and recorded a "poor" rating from the "New York Daily News".