The Lair of the White Worm
Movie • 1988 • Comedy
ReportIn a remote corner of England's Peak District, a mysterious skull is unearthed. But even weirder is that Lady Sylvia steals the skull for use in worshiping - very erotically - her pagan god, The White Worm, who hungers for the taste of virginal flesh.
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Does a major character die?
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The villain dies at the end. The heroes survive.
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Does a family member die?
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The parents of two main characters have gone missing. One of them dies on-screen, the other's fate is unclear.
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Are any hands damaged?
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Someone's hand is sawn off in the climax of the film.
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Abandonment
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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ginevrafanshawe
At 23:47 a woman touches a crucifix and sees a vision in which a group of women are attacked and raped by Roman soldiers.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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bricker
There's one scene of child predation in the sense of grooming/pedophilia
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RainWolfheart
A few characters smoke on-screen. Probably just tobacco, but one is unclear.
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ValkyrieCain
There are multiple snakes throughout the film that are mentioned to have been killed/will be killed, and a snake dies at the end.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Dead mongoose mentioned above
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Does a dragon die?
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FenrisLorsrai
The titular "worm" is also referred to as a dragon and might be considered a wqingless dragon.
There is also large painting of it being slain by a knight in the style of paintings of Saint George that's integral to the plot.
There is also large painting of it being slain by a knight in the style of paintings of Saint George that's integral to the plot.
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Are there snakes?
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it's like the whole plot
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Are there bugs?
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There are worms dug out of the dirt at the beginning, if those count as bugs, and a character jokes that the spaghetti another character is eating is worms.
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Not in the typical sense, but multiple characters are paralyzed or made to act out of character via venom.
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Possibly. An older woman seduces a young guy who talks about his mum and is looking for a youth hostel. He could be a teenager.
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A boy is paralysed and pushed under water
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multiple scenes feature characters being either forcefully tied to chairs or tied up and suspended from the ceiling.
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ValkyrieCain
There are multiple graphic sudden scenes of sexual assault. Timestamps are 23:45-24:35. 57:28-57:45. 1:06:55-1:07:13.
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Jackaellk
A body is sliced in half
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Several people get snake bites on their throats.
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Is there body horror?
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Snake/human hybrid cut in half still crawling around
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Is there amputation?
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Hand amputation
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Is there a hanging?
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A body hangs over a pit however they're still alive and saved
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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fraisierdesbois
It's also implied that a man has his penis bitten by a snake
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Does someone break a bone?
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It's mentioned that someone broke his neck and we actually see their body, so
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Is someone tortured?
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Jackaellk
In the sense of being tied up and offered as a sacrifice
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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fraisierdesbois
Off camera. We do hear when the person falls and see the aftermath, though.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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shark_emoji
A character does fall down a deep chasm but that is not what kills them
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Is there eye mutilation?
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ValkyrieCain
A spike goes through an eye very suddenly at 1:16:50.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Jackaellk
There's blood throughout but the only time I can remember guts is when the snake hybrid is cut in half - it's from the 80s so it's very fake looking and not upsetting whatsoever
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Does a kid die?
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bricker
Teenage boy killed
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Unclear if he's a minor, but he's quite young.
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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Snake/human hybrids
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Are there jump scares?
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Two or three bad ones
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Is there a shower scene?
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There's a bubble bath scene
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Is someone possessed?
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ValkyrieCain
Multiple people are possessed by the spirit of a snake.
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Is someone eaten?
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Humans are offered to a snake god.
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Does someone spit?
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antlersantlers
A woman spits a green substance at a crucifix.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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bricker
There's a friendly local policeman character who you're supposed to like
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Is there incarceration?
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Technically it’s mentioned but not shown; it’s also either a lie or a case of bad continuity.
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
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RainWolfheart
There is a scene where two character analyze an artistic depiction of a figure that has both breasts and a penis. Unclear if it's intended as a trans or intersex person, or just metaphorical. This figure is part of the antagonistic cult, and they theorize that the cult would have idealized people with traits of both sexes, and compare intersex people to worms.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Kermit
one character later on in the film injects himself, the injection itself is not shown but the needle a few seconds before hand is. right towards the end of the movie the same character injects another into their thigh, this is very breif.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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bricker
At the very end there is a brief scene inside a hospital, but a room for record keeping or a study or similar, not a patient treatment area. It doesn't really look like a hospital and you only see a nurse on the phone.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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RainWolfheart
Yes, in the sense that the villain claims to be schizophrenic and to have phobia of snakes at one point. The phobia is a lie, and the schizophrenia is probably a lie too.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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RainWolfheart
There are some scenes of hallucinations/dreams, one of which makes it unclear whether it's a dream at first.
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Is there misophonia?
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bricker
Hugh Grant likes to talk while he eats
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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bricker
One character seems to be grieving many years after her parents died
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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shark_emoji
During the party scene at the beginning there are some flashing lights, and during the venom hallucinations there are some flashing images.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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fraisierdesbois
The word "vegetable" is used to describe someone, and one of the characters calls themselves "esquizofrenic" though it's obvious they're not. Not sure why people are voting "no"
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bricker
The whole premise of the movie is full of antisemitic dogwhistles, from blood libel to satanic reptilian cults to the implication that this cult killed Jesus and caused the fall of Rome - it would be impossible to just skip certain scenes. Jews are never specifically mentioned at any point, but considering that the movie was based on a novel by the notoriously antisemitic Bram Stoker, it's hard to ignore.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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bricker
Strongly queercoded villain dies
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Relationships
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Religious
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It’s not a demon; it’s a pagan god. Christians, of course, can’t tell the difference. Dogma, am I right?
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Sex
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Jackaellk
Nothing from the waist below however shirtless women are seen A LOT
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Is there bestiality?
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RainWolfheart
No, but there are a few clips of women dancing seductively while holding snakes, and a lot of correlation between snake imagery and phallic imagery.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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In a dream. Also, the antagonist is serialized by the director the whole film through.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there BDSM?
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RainWolfheart
A woman is bound and gagged in her underwear and threatened with a giant dildo. It's nonconsensual, so not actual BDSM, but visually evocative of it.
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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A character mentions they have a schizophrenia diagnosis in passing
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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bricker
It's ambiguous, but it's certainly not a happy ending
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Cars honk, but only when stationary.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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FenrisLorsrai
Someone is pushed under water in a bathtub while paralyzed and its assumed they die, but it happens off screen. they are not shown struggling.
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