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| Written by | Dennis Bartok |
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| Edited by | Marcus Manton |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Trapped Ashes is a 2006 American anthology horror film with segments directed by Sean S. Cunningham, Joe Dante, Monte Hellman, Ken Russell, and John Gaeta, and stars Jayce Bartok, Henry Gibson, and Lara Harris. [1] [2]
In the frame story seven strangers visiting Hollywood movie studios are brought to an ill-famed House of Horror by Desmond the tour guide (Henry Gibson) and find themselves locked inside. To leave the trap alive, they have to tell their most terrifying stories.
Phoebe (Rachel Veltri) receives breast implants made of reconstituted human corpse tissue but the implants exhibit an appetite for human blood.
Henry (Scott Lowell) and Julia (Lara Harris) visit Japan, where Julia is seduced by a spirit attempting to draw her into Jigoku.
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Natalie's mother Martine (Michèle-Barbara Pelletier) cannot treat her tapeworm 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.
The film received a 33% approval rating on a Rotten Tomatoes review (average rating 4.3/10). [3]
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