Lionsgate has announced that Ken Russell’s The Lair of the White Worm is coming to Blu-ray in May with a new Steelbook release of the cult 1988 horror romp which is loosely based on Bram Stoker’s novel of the sable name and stars Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant and Catherine Oxenberg.
Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, and Catherine Oxenberg star in this mix of heart-stopping horror and campy humor. James D’Ampton (Grant) returns to his country castle in England. Legend has it that James’s distant ancestor once slayed the local dragon — a monstrous white worm with a fondness for the sweet flesh of virgins. The young lord dismisses the legend as folklore, until archaeology student Angus Flint explores James’s property and unearths a massive reptilian skull and a pagan snake god’s ancient site of worship. When James’s virtuous girlfriend, Eve Trent (Oxenberg), suddenly disappears, James and Angus set out to investigate the foreboding cavern said to be the worm’s lair, where a centuries-old mystery begins to uncoil.
SPECIAL FEATURES (Previously Released):
- Audio Commentaries:
- Director Ken Russell
- Lisi Russell, in conversation with Film Historian Matthew Melia
- Featurette: “Worm Food: The Effects of The Lair of the White Worm”
- Interviews
- “Cutting for Ken” with Editor Peter Davies
- “Mary, Mary” with Actress Sammi Davis
- “Trailers from Hell” featuring Producer Dan Ireland
- Theatrical Trailers
- Still Gallery
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Lionsgate will release The Lair of the White Worm on Blu-ray Steelbook on May 14th.
