Villian(s)  Snake cult

Actor(s):  Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi

Brief Description  The Lair of the White Worm (1988) is a flamboyant, supernatural comedy horror film written, produced, and directed by the eccentric British filmmaker Ken Russell. The film is loosely based on the 1911 Gothic novel of the same name by Bram Stoker (the author of Dracula), while also interweaving elements of the classic North East English folktale, the Lambton Worm.

Plot:
The story is set in a remote corner of England's Peak District. It begins when a Scottish archaeology student named Angus Flint (Peter Capaldi) unearths a massive, inexplicable reptilian skull on the grounds of a bed-and-breakfast run by two sisters, Mary (Sammi Davis) and Eve Trent (Catherine Oxenberg). Angus deduces that the skull belongs to the "D'Ampton Worm," a mythical giant serpent supposedly slain generations ago by an ancestor of the local estate owner, Lord James D'Ampton (Hugh Grant).

Although initially dismissed as mere folklore, unusual things begin to happen when the mysterious and seductive Lady Sylvia Marsh (Amanda Donohoe) moves into the nearby Temple Mansion. Lady Sylvia is actually the immortal high priestess of an ancient pagan snake cult that worships a giant, phallic white serpent god called Dionin. As locals begin to disappear, Lady Sylvia plots to abduct the virginal Eve to sacrifice her to the insatiable white worm, forcing Angus and Lord James to try and stop her.