The Lair of the White Worm

  • Horror
  • Comedy
9/21/1988
93
R

Some legends really bite.

On a farm owned by Eve Trent and her sister Mary, young archaeologist Angus Flint discovers a large and inexplicable skull, which he soon deduces belonged to the D'Ampton Worm, a mythical beast supposedly slain generations ago by the ancestor of the current Lord D'Ampton. The predatory Lady Sylvia Marsh soon takes an interest in both Flint and the virginal Eve, hinting that the vicious D'Ampton Worm may still live.

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Revenue:
$1,189,315
Budget:
$2,500,000

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  • Wuchak

    Quirky, amusing, sometimes surreal horror about a snake cult in England

    Directed & written by Ken Russell and loosely based on Bram Stokers novel, The Lair of the White Worm (1988) chronicles events in England when a young archeologist (Peter Capaldi) uncovers a skull of some unknown beast near a bed & breakfast run by two sisters (Sammi Davis & Catherine Oxenberg). These three and Eves beau (Hugh Grant) soon stumble upon an ancient snake cult led by the eccentric Lady Sylvia Marsh (Amanda Donohoe), who dwells at a lavish estate nearby.

    The movie is a creative and entertaining creature feature reminiscent in tone & theme of Squirm (1976), but with Russells well-known offbeat excesses. The creatures are vampire-like snake people ...

    December 22, 2018

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