Horror movies and literature reflect people's anxieties by taking them to gory extremes. Body horror taps into the very human fear of how unpredictable, and even uncontrollable, our bodies can be.

New female-focused "body horror" movies have tackled everything from unrealistic beauty standards to modern clampdowns on reproductive rights, but some cinemagoers are finding it way too much.

“This summer cameras are going to roll on Clayface, an incredible body horror film that reveals the compelling origin of a classic Batman villain,” Safran said, adding the project was added to ...