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The Lair of the White Worm
1988 93mins United Kingdom (18) Supernatural / Horror
Directed by Ken Russell Starring Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi

On a farm owned by Eve Trent and her sister Mary, young archaeologist Angus Flint discovers a large and inexplicable skull, which he soon deduces belonged to the D'Ampton Worm, a mythical beast supposedly slain generations ago by the ancestor of the current Lord D'Ampton. The predatory Lady Sylvia Marsh soon takes an interest in both Flint and the virginal Eve, hinting that the vicious D'Ampton Worm may still live.

Altered States
1980 102mins (18) Sci-Fi / Horror
Directed by Ken Russell Starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban

Friday 25th April will feature an in-person intro from Rupert Russell, filmmaker and son of Ken Russell!

Respected scientist and psychology professor Edward Jessup (William Hurt) decides to combine his experiments in sensory deprivation tanks with powerful hallucinogenic drugs, convinced that it may help him unlock different states of consciousness. The experiments are a success at first, but as Jessup continues his work, he begins to experience altered mental and also physical states. As he spends more time in sensory deprivation, his grip on reality begins to slip away.