Celebrity Halloween costumes 2025: See the best, scariest, and most shocking looks See what stars like Kerry Washington, Ed Sheeran, Heidi Klum, Janelle Monáe, Bette Midler, Darren Criss, and more dressed up as this spooky season. on November 1, 2025 5:42 p.m. ET :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/BestHalloweenCostume2025110125caa418c8009c42ecbdf2a9427dbab266.jpg) Ed Sheeran, Kerry Washington, and Heidi Klum had some of the best Halloween costumes of 2025. Credit: Ed Sheeran/Instagram;Kerry Washington/Instagram;TheStewartofNY/Getty The stars are going all out with killer looks for spooky season.

Celebrity Halloween costumes 2025: See the best, scariest, and most shocking looks

See what stars like Kerry Washington, Ed Sheeran, Heidi Klum, Janelle Monáe, Bette Midler, Darren Criss, and more dressed up as this spooky season.

on November 1, 2025 5:42 p.m. ET

Ed Sheeran, Kerry Washington, and Heidi Klum had some of the best Halloween costumes of 2025. Credit:

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The stars are going all out with killer looks for spooky season. From guests dressing up as New York City icons at Bette Midler's annual Hulaween party to Victoria Justice channeling an undead bride for her spooky new release and Janelle Monáe completely transforming yet again, this Halloween is truly chilling.

Scroll on to see some of this year's best, scariest, and most shocking celebrity Halloween costumes, and check back as we add more.

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Heidi Klum as Medusa

Heidi Klum as Medusa at her 24th annual Halloween bash.

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"I'm going to be very ugly," Heidi Klum teased days before she unveiled her 2025 Halloween transformation. Her slithery, terrifying Medusa costume more than delivered on that promise — seeing it left us truly paralyzed.

Lily Allen as Madeline

Lily Allen as Madeline.

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"Who IS Madeline though, actually?" Lily Allen captioned her Halloween TikTok, which featured her strutting down a hallway as the iconic Paris schoolgirl from the *Madeline* children's books. The costume also served as a clever wink to the mysterious other woman she sings about on her new album, *West End Girl, *which* *chronicles alleged acts of infidelity she dealt with and the end of her marriage.

Kelly Osbourne and her family as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Kelly Osbourne and her family as 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'.

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But you *are,* Kelly, you are… a dead ringer for Bette Davis' legendary character Baby Jane Hudson. Kelly Osbourne and her fam got into the spirit this year by channeling the 1962 campy horror classic *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?*

Busy Philipps as Loretta Castorini in Moonstruck

Busy Philipps on Oct. 24 in New York.

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Busy Philipps channeled her inner Cher during Bette Midler's New York-themed Hulaween bash on Oct. 24. The *Freaks and Geeks* actress came dressed as Brooklynite Loretta Castorini from the cult classic *Moonstruck.*

Darren Criss and Mia Criss as New York clowns

Darren Criss and Mia Criss in New York on Oct. 24.

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*Glee* star Darren Criss and his wife Mia put a Big Apple twist on the classic clown costume for Bette Midler's Hulaween party on Oct. 24.

Ethan Hawke as the Grabber

Ethan Hawke as the Grabber from 'The Black Phone' on Halloween.

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Ethan Hawke surprised trick-or-treaters by donning the mask of his *Black Phone* villain while passing out candy on Halloween night. He also posed for a pic on his stoop with his son Levon Hawke.

Kristin Davis as Lavagirl

Kristin Davis as Lavagirl.

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Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream. Kristin Davis suited up as Lavagirl — complete with a fiery pink wig! — 20 years after playing the mom of protagonist Max (Cayden Boyd) in *The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl*, which starred Taylor Dooley as the molten heroine.

Xochitl Gomez as Lydia Deetz

Xochitl Gomez as Lydia Deetz from 'Beetlejuice'.

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Xochitl Gomez jumped in the line as Lydia Deetz, Winona Ryder's teen character from *Beetlejuice*. The *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* actress sported a red wedding dress and spiky bangs just like Lydia's in the climax of Tim Burton's classic 1988 fantasy comedy.

Macaulay Culkin as a toilet

Macaulay Culkin as a toilet.

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Huh? *Home Alone* star Macaulay Culkin slipped into an inflatable costume and painted his face white to transform into a… toilet. He explained that his children insisted on it: "If your kids want you to be a toilet," he wrote on Instagram, "be THE BEST dang toilet you can be."

Bette Midler as her OG self and Andy Cohen as Andy Warhol

Bette Midler and Andy Cohen in New York on Oct. 24.

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What's more iconic than dressing up as yourself? While hosting her annual Hulaween on Oct. 24, benefitting the New York Restoration Project, Bette Midler recreated her look from her eponymous 1973 album, while Andy Cohen paid homage to another famous Andy: the artist Warhol.

Elizabeth Banks as a mime

Elizabeth Banks as a mime.

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Elizabeth Banks chose to celebrate her Halloween quietly — *very *quietly. Responding to the theme she was given this year, "Paris at Night," the star dressed as a mime.

Lucy Boynton as a [New York City woman on the go]

Lucy Boynton in New York on Oct. 24.

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Every New Yorker can relate to the constant hustle of the city. *The Politician* actress Lucy Boynton embodied The City That Never Sleeps by being a woman on the go at Bette Midler's Hulaween on Oct. 24.

Victoria Justice as a Love Zombie

Victoria Justice in L.A. on Oct. 21.

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Actress and singer Victoria Justice brought her new single "Love Zombie" to life on Oct. 21. During the song's release party, which doubled as a Halloween celebration, the *Victorious* star transformed into an undead lover girl, donning a bloodstained wedding dress.

Ben Platt as Playboy founder Hugh Hefner

Ben Platt in NYC on Oct. 24.

Michelle Kammerman/BFA.com/Shutterstock

*Dear Evan Hansen *actor Ben Platt turned into Hef for Bette Midler's Hulaween party. While the costume may not seem as New York-centric as the others at the event, his husband Noah Galvin accompanied him as a Playboy Bunny, harkening back to the Playboy Club chain that included a location in the city.

Ariana DeBose as Cruella de Vil

Ariana DeBose as Cruella de Vil.

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"When one has waited till the last minute to come up with a costume," Ariana DeBose wrote on the day of Halloween, "never forget a Cruella wig and red lip can right many wrongs 🖤 ." Who's gonna argue with an Oscar winner?

North West, Kris Jenner, and Kim Kardashian as TikTok stars

North West and her famous grandma, Kris Jenner, and mother, Kim Kardashian got into the holiday spirit as not-so-terrifying TikTok stars Pink Cardigan, Chrissy G, and Jay Guapo.

Ice T, Coco Austin, and daughter Chanel as family from Coraline

Ice T and wife Coco Austin dressed as Other Father and Other Mother from 2009's *Coraline *to escort their 9-year-old daughter Chanel, dressed as the titular character, to her school's Halloween party.

Janelle Monáe as Beetlejuice

It's Showtime! After giving Halloween queen Heidi Klum a run for her money last year with a disturbing E.T. costume, this year Janelle Monáe dressed as the Ghost With the Most, Beetlejuice — just don't say her name three times or she might time travel to the 1970s again!

Kane Brown as Papa Smurf

Country singer Kane Brown invented a Smurfy new workout while dressed in his Papa Smurf costume ahead of his Halloween-themed birthday bash.

Bowen Yang as Tingle from The Legend of Zelda

Bowen Yang and Tingle from 'The Legend of Zelda'.

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Bowen Yang spent his weekend off from *Saturday Night Live *still getting into costume. The *Wicked *star sported enough green to make the Wizard proud while dressed up as the character Tingle from Nintendo's *The Legend of Zelda.***

Dean Johnsen as Karl Lagerfeld and Judy Greer as Anna Wintour

Dean Johnsen as Andy Warhol and Judy Greer as Anna Wintour.

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*13 Going on 30* star Judy Greer got into character as a different fashion magazine editor this year, slipping on the instantly recognizable bob of *Vogue *icon Anna Wintour. She was joined by her husband, producer Dean Johnsen, dressed as another style icon, Karl Lagerfeld.

Miguel Mora as Freddy Krueger

Miguel Mora as Freddy Krueger.

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*The Black Phone 1 *and *2 *star Miguel Mora switched horror franchises to become *Nightmare on Elm Street* villain Freddy Krueger. Sweet dreams!

Paris Hilton as Britney Spears

Paris Hilton as Britney Spears.

Oh, baby, baby. Paris Hilton pulled on a red latex jumpsuit to go as longtime pal Britney Spears from the iconic "Oops!...I Did It Again" music video. That is just so typically her.

Keke Palmer and son Leodis as Snoop Dogg and Bow Wow

Bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay. Where my dogs at? Keke Palmer and her 2-year-old son Leodis dressed up as Snoop Dogg and Bow Wow from the music video of their 2000 collab "Bow Wow (That's My Name)." Palmer captioned her post, "My son my lil road dog FORREAL!"

Eugene Lee Yang as Jinu

Eugene Lee Yang as Jinu from 'KPop Demon Hunters'.

Actor and former Try Guy Eugene Lee Yang nailed his costume as Jinu from *KPop Demon Hunters. *"You gave me my soul back. And now… I give it to you," he wrote.

Winnie Harlow as Whitney Houston

Winnie Harlow as Whitney Houston.

Don't cha wanna dance? Say you wanna dance. Model Winnie Harlow was the perfect picture of Whitney Houston from the late music icon's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" music video.

Ed Sheeran as Pennywise

Ed Sheeran as Pennywise.

Ed Sheeran/Instagram

Ed Sheeran traded in a guitar for a red balloon in a chilling version of *It*'s Pennywise. The singer-songwriter ate pizza, drank beer, and even sipped espresso in costume.

Kerry Washington as Django

Kerry Washington put on a cowboy hat and cosplayed as Jamie Foxx in *Django Unchained* for Halloween — and even got a reaction from Foxx himself, who called it "Brilliant."**

Barbie Ferreira as White Swan

*Euphoria *alum Barbie Ferreira looked *perfect *in her all-white ballerina costume, worn by Natalie Portman's character in *Black Swan*.

Julia Fox as Jackie Kennedy

Julia Fox attends 'The Cursed Amulet' Halloween party on Oct. 30, 2025 in New York City.

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Julia Fox caused a stir wearing a bloodied pink suit in a "statement" to Jackie Kennedy's outfit following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. "When her husband was assassinated, she refused to change out of her blood-stained clothes, saying, 'I want them to see what they've done,'" the actress wrote on Instagram. "The image of the delicate pink suit splattered with blood is one of the most haunting juxtapositions in modern history."

Lin-Manuel Miranda as DIY Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda is not giving away his shot... to dress as Alexander Hamilton yet again. The creator of the hit Broadway musical captioned his Instagram photos, "I dressed like YOU dressed as Hamilton, using only the contents of my wife's closet (and some paper towels)."

Taraji P. Henson as Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson in 'For Colored Girls'; Taraji P. Henson.

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Taraji P. Henson wore a series of costumes paying tribute to Janet Jackson's various looks, including a recreation of a viral moment of Jackson in Tyler Perry's *For Colored Girls, *in which her character confronts her husband about being gay and asks, "Oh, so you doing the bending?"

Lindsay Lohan and family as the Bat-Family

Lindsay Lohan family on Halloween.

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Holy Halloween, Batman! Lindsay Lohan shared a snapshot alongside husband Bader Shammas and their 2-year-old son, Luai, all dressed up as caped crusaders.

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