The Lair of the White Worm
“Some legends really bite.”
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An unusual skull leads an archaeologist toward local legends, a mysterious aristocrat and a very large subterranean problem. Ken Russell fills the familiar monster story with gothic ceremony and suggestive menace. The result is a cheerfully peculiar pick when the group wants candlelit absurdity rather than nonstop slaughter.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 6.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 5/10
- Dialogue
- 7/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“The local heritage trail has developed fangs.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 70
Synopsis and movie facts
When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.
- Released
- 1988
- Directed by
- Ken Russell
- Running time
- 93 min
Starring
- Amanda Donohoe as Lady Sylvia Marsh
- Hugh Grant as Lord James D'Ampton
- Catherine Oxenberg as Eve Trent
- Peter Capaldi as Angus Flint
- Sammi Davis as Mary Trent
- Stratford Johns as Peters
- Paul Brooke as P.C. Erny
- Imogen Claire as Dorothy Trent
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: The Lair of the White Worm (1988), directed by Ken Russell. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · rogerebert.com
Roger Ebert describes a competent, relatively restrained gothic monster film with familiar plotting and abundant atmospheric trappings. Indexed review text consulted.
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