If you’re in the mood to lose your lunch but have a few laughs in the process, go see the new Universal Pictures horror film, “Slither.”

As a small meteorite crashes into a small and sleepy town, it brings with it a peculiar, but dangerous, organism from another world.

When the organism finds a host in one of the town’s most prominent citizens, it sets out to destroy everyone and everything in its path.

“Slither” uses all the classic horror movie elements to pull off an over-the-top, grotesque feature.

“Dawn of the Dead” Remake Director James Gunn takes the helm, as he manifests a story that incorporates aliens, zombies and some of the creepiest looking mollusks since “Tremors.”

The shock value makes this film entertaining.

The constant images of gore and guts will keep the audiences entertained, while providing some genuine tension and suspense.

Coupled with the oh-so-disgusting scenes of slugs burrowing themselves into peoples’ mouths, the film has some intense instances that will make even the strongest of stomachs squirm.

But the film never takes itself too seriously-as many horror films tend to do.

The humor, stitched into the often-choppy dialogue, provides that overarching view of what the film is intended to do: entertain.

The interaction between characters is much more developed than the characters themselves, and even during those climactic moments, an impromptu and profane one-liner seems almost appropriate.

The story line is absurd and has more holes than a box of Cheerios.

The development of some sort of love connection between two characters fails miserably, and it seemed as though Gunn scrapped the concept about half way through the script.

The special effects emphasize the grotesque, but are used to create some of the most absurd creatures on screen.

And no horror film would be complete without zombies roaming the streets looking for fresh meat to chew on.

“Slither” offers plenty of the “walking dead,” which gives credence to the fact that this is, indeed, a horror movie, but has relatively nothing to do with the story.

“Slither” is a refreshing change of pace for the horror genre.

If Stephen King wrote “Arachnophobia,” this is how it would have turned out.

It’s funny, it’s entertaining and it’s got what every horror fan craves: gore. It’s destined to become a cult classic.

Josh Huggett can be reached at [email protected]