The Lair of the White Worm
“Some legends really bite.”
1988 · 1 h 33 min
Cast
Amanda Donohoe 
Hugh Grant Catherine Oxenberg 
Peter Capaldi 
Sammi Davis 
Stratford Johns
Credits
Written by: 
Ken Russell
Plot
When an archaeologist finds a strange skull, residents of a nearby town begin to disappear.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ken Russell's horror-comedy is campy, outrageous and fun, with Hugh Grant and Amanda Donohoe.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (17,103 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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