Ruth, Daniel (November 21, 1977). " 'Sweet Alice' Bloody Bath, But Not Bad". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p.6-D – via Newspapers.com. Alice, Sweet Alice trade advertisement". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p.4-B – via Newspapers.com.

Leogrande, Ernest (April 6, 1981). " 'Holy Terror': Churchyard chiller". New York Daily News. New York City. p.133 – via Newspapers.com. Armstrong, Kent Byron (2000). Slasher Films: An International Filmography, 1960 Through 2001. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-41462-8.a b c d "Alice, Sweet Alice". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Numerous film scholars have noted the film's hysterical portrayal of Catholicism and religious institutions to be in direct confluence with the motives of its villain, Mrs. Tredoni, whose ultimate goal is to "punish" the sinning members of her parish; this has resulted in some claiming the film to be overtly "anti-Catholic". [3] Some critics, such as Vincent Canby of The New York Times, noted the authenticity of the film's characters and settings: "Mr. Sole, whose first feature this is, knows how to direct actors, how to manipulate suspense and when to shift gears: the identity of the killer is revealed at just that point when the audience is about to make the identification, after which the film becomes less of a horror film than an exercise in suspense. He also has a good feeling for the lower middle-class locale and the realities of the lives of the people who live in it." [69]

Gross, Linda (May 12, 1978). "Gore Runneth Over in 'Sweet Alice' ". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p.34 – via Newspapers.com. Mrs. Tredoni then goes to the church, where a group of children are being instructed on how to make their first confession. Father Tom is the one who is going to hear the children, but he goes into the confessional to find that Mrs. Tredoni is already in there, changing out of the costume she wears to impersonate Alice. She pretends she is seeking to make a confession, and claims she feels guilty about having thoughts regarding the Monsignor; she says that he is in such poor health that she sometimes wishes he would pass away. Father Tom tells her she is a good woman, and that she doesn't need to come to confession about this since her thoughts are not sinful. He praises her for the care she has given himself and the other priests, and she is ecstatic when he calls her a friend. The film premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival under its original title, Communion, in November 1976, and was released under this title in London in September 1977. After being acquired by Allied Artists, it was re-titled Alice, Sweet Alice, and released in the United States on November 18, 1977. Another theatrical re-release occurred in 1981 under the title Holy Terror, which marketed the popularity of Shields after her performance in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby (1978). While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic, and was controversial in Ireland due to its apparent anti- Catholic themes.Hanley, Ken. " "ALICE, SWEET ALICE" remake grabs "COLD CASE" star; director talks". Fangoria. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014 . Retrieved February 14, 2014. The production was periodically postponed during filming, with Sole stating that sometimes two to four week breaks would be taken between filming sessions due to budget issues, during which the production sought out additional funding. [48] On one occasion, filming was temporarily halted after actress Linda Miller attempted suicide by slitting her wrists [15] while shooting the film's final sequence in the church. After a week of convalescing, Miller returned to the set and completed her scenes, though a bandage can be seen on her wrist in several sequences. [24] Because of the repeated starts and stops, the production had to recurrently hire new cameramen; Sole estimated that a total of six different cameramen worked on the film. [25] The total number of shooting days was around 20, as estimated by Sole. [49] In May 2019, Arrow Films, in conjunction with Warner Home Video and director Alfred Sole, confirmed they will be releasing a North American Blu-ray edition of the film on August 6, 2019. [80] Arrow's edition utilizes a 2K restoration of the camera negative, sporting both the original "Communion" and "Holy Terror" versions, along with several newly produced extras and the alternate "Alice, Sweet Alice" opening credits. Grove, David (May 22, 2016). " Alice, Sweet Alice Remake Revived". ihorror.com. iHorror. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016 . Retrieved October 28, 2016.