Lair of the White Worm (1988)

The Lair of the White Worm is an incredibly hard film to classify. It covers just about every genre as it slithers to an incredibly tongue-in-cheek climax. I would place The Lair of the White Worm into the horror genre, because that seems to be the overlying theme, but that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot else going on underneath the surface. Ken Russell (director of the criminally overlooked The Devils) takes Bram Stoker’s classic novel, and gives it a modern touch-up, bringing the horrors of the White Worm into the present day. Because Ken Russell made the film, viewers can expect ridiculously over-the-top scenes with a sprinkling of dark humor and some intense violence; but it all looks beautiful.

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