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 ...