NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum captivated onlookers this Halloween by transforming into the mythical figure Medusa, complete with vibrant green scales and a crown of writhing snakes.

Enthralled by the Greek tale of Medusa — where a beautiful woman is cursed by a goddess to become a creature with serpentine hair capable of turning onlookers to stone — Klum embraced the character’s dark allure. “I aimed for an incredibly grotesque Medusa, and I think we achieved it perfectly,” Klum remarked, gesturing to her sharp fangs.

Joining her in the mythological theme, Klum’s husband, musician Tom Kaulitz, appeared as a man petrified into stone.

Klum dedicated 10 hours to don this elaborate costume for her famed annual Halloween bash. Despite the time investment, she expressed that the effort was justified by her love for the festive occasion.

Klum said she spent 10 hours getting into costume for her annual Halloween party. She said it was all worth it because she loves the celebration.

The supermodel-turned-TV personality went viral in 2022 when she arrived at her party on the end of a fishing line, encased in a slithering worm costume.

In past years, Klum has come dressed as an 8-foot-tall (2.4-meter-tall) “Transformer,” a werewolf from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video, a clone accompanied by several Klum-lookalikes, and Kali, the multiarmed Hindu goddess of death and destruction.

Klum has said she starts planning her costume for the next year immediately after her party wraps.

Among the other celebrities who walked the carpet at the Hard Rock Hotel New York were a green-painted Darren Criss as Shrek, Maye Musk as Cruella de Vil and Ariana Madix as Lady Gaga.

Last year, Klum and Janelle Monáe turned up to their respective parties in the same costume: E.T.

Monáe was hosting her annual party on Friday, too, and came dressed as a vampire attacked by a shark. The actress and singer-songwriter turned the entire month into a series of Halloween-themed immersive experiences across the Los Angeles area, concluding with a party at her home in Studio City. Earlier in the week, she had dressed as the Cat in the Hat.

“Halloween gives context to what I already do every day,” Monáe told The Associated Press earlier in October. “As an artist, I’m always transforming, world-building and inviting people to play in the worlds I create.”