It's my understanding that hell is an eternal place for all who reject Jesus Christ, that the worm is another punishment in addition to the flames. You might also be interested in the different words. "Gehenna" seems to be comparable to the valley of Hinnom in Israel, in which corpses burned. Tartarus is likely the abode of angels in chains.
"It's my understanding that hell is an eternal place for all who reject Jesus Christ, that the worm is another punishment in addition to the flames."Your understanding would be right.
Basically a smoldering garbage pit (q.v. "cast out")