''Trapped Ashes'' is a 2006 American horror anthology film with segments directed by Sean S. Cunningham, Joe Dante,

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, Ken Russell, and John Gaeta. It stars Jayce Bartok,

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, and

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Plot

"Wraparound" ( Joe Dante)

In the frame story seven strangers visiting Hollywood movie studios are brought to an ill-famed House of Horror by Desmond the tour guide (

) and find themselves locked inside. To leave the trap alive, they have to tell their most terrifying stories.

"The Girl with Golden Breasts" ( Ken Russell)

Phoebe ( Rachel Veltri) receives breast implants made of reconstituted human corpse tissue but the implants exhibit an appetite for human blood.

"Jibaku" ( Sean S. Cunningham)

Henry ( Scott Lowell) and Julia (

) visit Japan, where Julia is seduced by a spirit attempting to draw her into Jigoku.

"Stanley's Girlfriend" (
Monte Hellman Monte Hellman (; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the ho ...
)

Leo (

Tahmoh Penikett Tahmoh Penikett (; ; born May 20, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Karl "Helo" Agathon on SyFy's 2004 television series ''Battlestar Galactica''. He has appeared in TV series ''Supernatural'', '' Dollhouse'', the Showcase time ...

) has an affair with fellow filmmaker Stanley's (

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) girlfriend Nina ( Amelia Cooke), a witch who drinks the blood of her lovers to gain immortality.

"My Twin, the Worm" ( John Gaeta)

Natalie's mother Martine (Michèle-Barbara Pelletier) cannot treat her

tapeworm Eucestoda, commonly referred to as tapeworms, is the larger of the two subclasses of flatworms in the class Cestoda (the other subclass is Cestodaria). Larvae have six posterior hooks on the scolex (head), in contrast to the ten-hooked Cesto ...

without losing her unborn child and must allow them both to grow inside her. Once born, Natalie continues to be compelled to feed the worm.

Cast

* Jayce Bartok as Andy *

as Tour Guide *

as Julia * Scott Lowell as Henry * Dick Miller as Max * Rachel Veltri as Phoebe * Michèle-Barbara Pelletier as Nathalie / Martine ** Matreya Fedor as Young Nathalie *

John Saxon John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing ...

as Leo **

as Young Leo * Andy Maton as Stanley **

as Young Stanley * Yoshinori Hiruma as Seishin * Amelia Cooke as Nina *

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as Head Monk * Luke Macfarlane as Vincent *

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as Doug * Ken Russell as Dr. Lucy * Deanna Milligan as Annie *

Jerry Wasserman Jerry Wasserman (born November 2, 1945) is an American professor and film and television actor. Wasserman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is working on his role in ''Alien Trespass'' in post-production. He is a Professor of English and Thea ...

as Dr. Stengel

Reception

The film received a 33% approval rating on a

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review (average rating 4.3/10).

References

External links

* * * 2006 films 2006 horror films American supernatural horror films American horror anthology films Films directed by Sean S. Cunningham Films directed by Ken Russell Films directed by Joe Dante Films directed by Monte Hellman Films set in Japan Films set in Los Angeles Japan in non-Japanese culture 2000s English-language films 2000s American films Films about worms {{2000s-horror-film-stub