"Clayface"
Tom Rhys Harries is not the fairest of them all in “Clayface,” from Warner Bros. Pictures

"Clayface"

A horrorfest about a man whose face keeps melting off hits the Halloween sweet spot. Warning: you may puke your guts out.

By Peter Travers

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★★ (2 out of 4)

Anything for Halloween? Not bloody much. But “Clayface” at least gets the job done until the real thing comes along when “Godzilla Minus Zero” roars in on Nov. 6. Till then step up for the first horrorfest in the DC Comics Universe. And shut up about “Supergirl”—that epic flop was unintentionally horrible. “Clayface” means it. He looks like putty molded by Samantha Morton’s vengeful Circe in “The Odyssey.” The R-rated sight of him is gag inducing with a body horror level to rival “The Substance.” But I’ve jumped too far ahead.

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