Trapped Ashes

Trapped Ashes

5 Tales of Terror From the Biggest Names in Horror

Directed by Monte Hellman, John Gaeta, Joe Dante, Sean S. Cunningham, Ken Russell

Produced by Independent Film Fund/CINV, TBS

2006105 min5.1 / 10

A horror anthology where trapped strangers must share terrifying stories to survive, blending supernatural dread with the framing device of storytelling itself.

Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.

Questions people ask

  • Does Trapped Ashes end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Trapped Ashes scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Trapped Ashes easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Trapped Ashes violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Trapped Ashes sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Trapped Ashes

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Trapped Ashes

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Trapped Ashes, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Trapped Ashes, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Trapped Ashes, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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