Nina Dobrev just proved once again that no one does Halloween quite like her.<\/p>\n
The Vampire Diaries alum set social media on fire with her chilling new costume inspired by Child\u2019s Play icons Tiffany Valentine and Chucky. Dobrev teamed up with friend and creative partner Erica Barstein, who completed the duo as Chucky, for a look that had fans both terrified and obsessed.<\/p>\n
Posting a carousel of photos on Instagram on Oct. 31, Dobrev captioned the post simply, \u201chappy halloween.\u201d The slideshow featured the two friends fully in character, from Dobrev\u2019s platinum-blonde wig, black lipstick, and heart-and-dagger \u201cChucky\u201d tattoo to Barstein\u2019s stitched-face makeup and blood-splattered overalls.<\/p>\n
Related: Fans Say \u201990s Sitcom Queen Tiffani Thiessen Has the \u2018Best\u2019 Halloween Costume of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n Fans Lose It Over Nina\u2019s Halloween Look<\/p>\n Fans immediately filled the comments section with praise. One user wrote, \u201cI\u2019M SCREAMING!!!! Dobrev does it again,\u201d while another declared, \u201cAnd best Halloween costume award goes to\u2026\u201d Others echoed the sentiment, calling her \u201cQueen of Halloween\u201d and \u201cOMG girl.\u201d<\/p>\n Even fellow celebrities couldn\u2019t help but join in, as Arielle Vandenberg commented, \u201cBRO,\u201d summing up what most fans were thinking.<\/p>\n The post also included behind-the-scenes moments of the two friends getting ready, giving fans a glimpse of Dobrev\u2019s signature playful energy. The final slide showed her relaxing in a red velvet booth next to a Chucky doll \u2014 a photo fans quickly called \u201ciconic.\u201d<\/p>\n Dobrev is known for going all-in on Halloween. In previous years, she\u2019s dressed as characters from Squid Game and The Queen\u2019s Gambit, earning her reputation as one of the season\u2019s most creative costume queens. This year\u2019s costume only solidified it.<\/p>\n As one fan perfectly summed it up, \u201cNina Dobrev wins Halloween. Again.\u201d<\/p>\n Next: Julia Fox Called Out for \u2018Disrespectful\u2019 and \u2018Tasteless\u2019 Jackie Kennedy Costume: \u2018This Is Not Ok\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n .<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 31, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nina Dobrev just proved once again that no one does Halloween quite like her. The Vampire Diaries alum…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,40076,142181,88,142179,22523,114587,142180,90693,142178],"class_list":{"0":"post-264397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-chucky","10":"tag-chucky-doll","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-erica-barstein","13":"tag-halloween","14":"tag-halloween-costume","15":"tag-happy-halloween","16":"tag-nina-dobrev","17":"tag-tiffany-valentine"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}