Every Halloween, there's one costume reveal I'll drop everything to see. This Saturday marks the 25th annual Heidi Klum Halloween party. While the party is star-studded itself, all eyes will be glued to the host, supermodel Heidi Klum. She absolutely changed the game of Halloween costumes, making it a tradition at her party to not just dress up, but transform beyond recognition. Anything goes to create the most jaw-dropping costume, from SFX paint, props, acrobatic artists, and even doppelgängers.

Last year, Heidi told E! News it took her and her husband, Tom Kaulitz, a staggering 10 hours to fully transform into their couples costume: Medusa and a warrior turned to stone. She takes what could otherwise be a fairly simple Halloween costume idea, but commits to the bit and delivers on what Halloween is all about: becoming someone (or something) else entirely. More notable costumes (and my personal favorites) are ET from 2024, Worm from 2022, Peacock from 2023, and Senior Citizen from 2013.

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Heidi took to Instagram this week to share three cryptic clues that hint at this year’s costume. Prosthetics of oozing bodily organs and mysterious textures were shared, which sent fans on a spree of guessing what her costume will be. Ranging from Monstro Elisasue from The Substance movie, an alien axolotl, to Vecna from Stranger Things, fans truly are stumped and on the edge of their seat for more. 

What do I think? Here are my three guesses:
1. 2026 Cyclospora Outbreak: the digestive-looking prosthetics paired with the leafy green and pink textures definitely give me parasitic lettuce vibes

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2. An Autopsy: Given her past costume as a skinless human cadaver, I could see Heidi going full bodily horror, maybe even with a live dissection demonstration

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3. A Colonoscopy: I just think this would be funny, given Heidi’s middle age and graphic allusions to the digestive system, I can’t count it out as a possibility!!

Move over Christmas- in my opinion, Halloween is the most stressful holiday of all. You either drop a bag on Amazon orders to curate the perfect costume, or spend hours trying to DIY an ensemble with nothing but a hot glue gun and a dream. More importantly, there's a certain social pressure. I want a unique idea no one else will have, but I also don’t want to look like I’m trying too hard. Would a group costume even make it out of the group chat? Should I go for sexy? Funny? Niche? Simple? Can I somehow effortlessly achieve all four?

While we all can’t afford to go under hours of prosthetics and professional makeup to get a Halloween costume, I’d love to see more people embrace Heidi Klum’s energy. I’m tired of seeing the same Shein corset tops and sequin skirts that vaguely resemble costumes. It’s not a Halloween costume if it’s something you could have worn out any other day of the year. Let’s take a page out of Heidi’s book and make Halloween costumes worth turning heads.