Universal picks 25-year-old’s ‘Slither’ ad

A month ago, Universal Pictures challenged movie fans to create their own TV commercials for Slither, its upcoming slug-centric horror film. The results are in, and a 25-year-old Southern Californian named Chris Ell has won the contest with a spot titled “Chick Flick Payback.” “Remember the last movie she made you see?” says on-screen copy, as a romantic scene begins—then cuts off. “It’s payback time.” Then we get the Slither scenes, showing little red slugs crawling all over everything and a monster with a serious side-bite problem.