"Ostensibly, it would seem that Society is an allegory for adolescent growth, told in the familiar mechanism of a teen's amateur investigation and resulting contamination. Justifiably, the film recalls Scooby Doo, Blue Velvet, Salò, and even presages Eyes Wide Shut. In this case the concept is rendered in the mechanics of 80s horror and Cold War paranoia; it may be dated, but the film's finale, scored in a reprisal of "The Blue Danube" and ample prosthetic body makeup, retains a striking ability to repulse and frighten... Society's effectiveness as a satire is somewhat overshadowed by its shocking final scene, which is a masterpiece of prosthetic special effects." - Rumsey Taylor, Not Coming to a Theater Near You