Lair of the White Worm part 6

Lair of the White Worm part 6

From People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction by DB Spitzer/David Heath/Aunt Gore

April 22, 2026 · 25 min · Season 22 · Episode 43

About this episode

This episode discusses the horror novel 'The Lair of the White Worm' by Bram Stoker, focusing on its characters and plot intricacies.

The Lair of the White Worm (also known as The Garden of Evil) is a horror novel by Anglo-Irish author Bram Stoker, who also wrote Dracula. It was published in 1911.This book centers on Adam Salton who is contacted by his great uncle in England, for the purpose of establishing a relationship between these last two members of the family. Adam travels to Richard Salton's house in Mercia, and quickly finds himself in the center of some inexplicable occurrences. The new heir to the Caswall estate, Edgar Caswall appears to be making some sort of a mesmeric assault on a local girl. And, a local lady, Arabella March, seems to be running a game of her own, perhaps angling to become Mrs. Caswall. There is something strange about Lady March, something inexplicable and evil.... Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]

People in this episode

Hosts: DB Spitzer, David Heath, Aunt Gore

Topics covered

  • horror literature
  • Bram Stoker
  • cosmic horror
  • character analysis
  • plot discussion

Keywords

  • Bram Stoker
  • The Lair of the White Worm
  • horror
  • characters
  • plot
  • Dracula
  • cosmic horror

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Lair of the White Worm, Dracula

Places: Mercia, Caswall estate

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