What do you get when an Australian finds his way to England? Hair-raising adventures, lots of madness and romance and some demented turns of fate!''The Lair of the White Worm'' is a horror tale by Bram Stoker, published in the author''s last years. In a world where strange horrors lurk amidst bizarre creatures, the novel follows the life of Adam Salton, a well-off Australian, who is invited by his distant uncle to England, where things begin to get decidedly disturbing very quickly.A suspenseful and compelling read, Stoker''s novel constantly offers cliffhangers and various twists and is a great suspense novel. A must-read for fans of Stoker, dragons, snakes and horror books.''The Lair of the White Worm'' was very loosely adapted by Ken Russell into a 1988 film of the same name featuring Hugh Grant and Amanda Donohoe.