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The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 12

Rotten:10

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: In a remote corner of England's lavish Peak District, a mysterious skull is unearthed. But even more mysterious is the snakelike Lady Sylvia who steals the skull, then engages in erotic worship of... In a remote corner of England's lavish Peak District, a mysterious skull is unearthed. But even more mysterious is the snakelike Lady Sylvia who steals the skull, then engages in erotic worship of her pagan god, The White Worm, who hungers for the taste of virginal flesh. Adapted from the novel by Bram Stoker. [More]

Starring: Sammi Davis, Catherine Oxenberg, Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant

Starring: Sammi Davis, Catherine Oxenberg, Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi, Stratford Johns

Director: Ken Russell

Director: Ken Russell

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Oct 12, 1999

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02/18/07
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Fun-filled, oddball British vampire flick

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07/27/06
Andreas Samuelson
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Gleefully over the top - Ken Russell's last good movie.

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10/07/05
Cole Smithey
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06/25/05
Emanuel Levy
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05/19/05
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Equal parts awful and hypnotic

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05/13/05
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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05/13/05
Ed Gonzalez
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03/28/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Janet Maslin
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Effective, unique horror movie.

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Gerry Shamray
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12/01/03
Rob Blackwelder
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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Christianity and paganism clash in Ken Russell's campy The Lair of the White Worm.

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08/25/03
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

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06/03/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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Nicolas Lacroix
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09/06/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Outrageous Ken Russell horror spoof. Not his best, but still very good

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

One of the worst films I've ever seen.

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