Bitch Ass (2022), a glaringly cheap-made slasher, exists without a purpose or an audience that might appreciate its atrocious quality.

Within the first few minutes of Bitch Ass (2022), you’re bound to start wondering if Bill Posley forgot to add “Tales from the Crypt” in the title of the film. Maybe the already-humble budget couldn’t take it. Or maybe the director hoped that a clear nod to the classic horror might ease the criticism. Nevertheless, one and only Tony Todd impersonates the legendary Crypt Keeper and teases that among the numerous killers and villains we’ve heard of, there is one sadist who didn’t make it to the big screen yet. That would be the titular Bitch Ass (Tunde Laleye), a formidable man with an apparent kink for deadly games – wink, wink Jigsaw.

As the usual horror trope goes, Posley too introduces the cannon fodder, because every killer needs his fair share of cut limbs. This time it’s a group of aspiring mobsters who go through a gang initiation, where their mission is to rob a house. Not any house though, but a particular one that holds mysterious rooms, corridors, and mazes. And a dude with the cheapest mask in the horror industry.

Considering the low-budget character of the movie, Posley’s little monster still offers indecently lousy production quality that’s on par with the likes of Hatchet (2006) or House of Wax (2005). Those are already low standards, and yet the ensemble manages to reach even lower depths. The wooden quality of acting, that is ubiquitously present in Bitch Ass (2022), derives from an awfully predictable plot that’s just as inane as the characters it includes.

Occasionally, Bitch Ass (2022) can be unintentionally funny though, which might be the only redeeming quality of this film. My kudos go to A-F-R-O, a rapper-turned-actor whose awkwardness and inability to channel fright or stress cause his character’s death scene to stand out. Given how many good horror movies in 2022 we’ve already seen, Bitch Ass (2022) deserves only to be forgotten.