''Trapped Ashes'' is a 2006 American

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with segments directed by Sean S. Cunningham,

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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 ...

Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of ...

, and John Gaeta, and stars Jayce Bartok,

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, and Lara Harris.

Plot

"Wraparound" (
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)

In the

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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" (
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)

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

"Stanley's Girlfriend" (
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)

Leo (

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) has an affair with fellow filmmaker Stanley's ( Tygh Runyan) 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

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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

Reception

The film received a 33% approval rating on a

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review (average rating 4.3/10).

References

External links

* * * {{Joe Dante 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