Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Went to Heidi Klum’s Halloween Party as the Shining’s Grady Twins

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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka in matching powder-blue dresses and white contact lenses as the Grady twins from The Shining

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka arrived hand-in-hand at Heidi Klum’s Halloween party as the ghostly Grady girls from The Shining, holding still with vacant expressions to recreate the characters’ hallway appearance.

Heidi Klum's 25th Annual Halloween Party presented by Apothic and Butterfinger at Cathédrale in New York City - Inside
At Cathédrale in New York City, Heidi Klum’s Halloween party on Oct. 31, 2026 drew Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, who arrived in Grady twins costumes from The Shining. Photo by Mike Coppola / Getty Images.

For Klum’s 25th annual party on October 31, 2026, at Cathédrale Restaurant in Manhattan’s Moxy East Village, the couple paired powder-blue dresses with pink floral sashes, brunette wigs and opaque white contact lenses. Pale makeup, bloodstained fabric, white knee-high socks and black Mary Janes completed the costumes.

The Grady twins in matching blue dresses standing in the hallway of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining
The Grady twins stand in the hallway of the Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Credit: The Shining.

The girls in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film were played by real-life twins Lisa and Louise Burns. They haunt the Overlook Hotel after being murdered by their father, its previous caretaker.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka dressed as the Grady twins from The Shining in matching blue dresses, brunette wigs, and white contact lenses.
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka pose as the Grady twins from The Shining at Heidi Klum’s Halloween party, in matching powder-blue dresses, brunette wigs, and white contact lenses. Photo by Mike Coppola / Noam Galai / Getty Images.

Harris, 53, and Burtka, 51, have been creating elaborate Halloween costumes with their twins, Harper and Gideon, since 2011. Their family themes have included Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars and Greek gods, but their children, now 16, weren’t part of this party look.

The couple previously attended Klum’s party dressed as Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in 2019. Burtka also played The Shining’s Jack Torrance for the family’s 2021 Halloween costumes.

Heidi Klum's 25th Annual Halloween Party presented by Apothic and Butterfinger at Cathédrale in New York City - Inside
At Cathédrale in New York City, Heidi Klum’s Halloween party on Oct. 31, 2026 drew Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, who arrived in Grady twins costumes from The Shining. Photo by Mike Coppola / Getty Images.
The Grady twins in matching blue dresses standing in the hallway of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining
The Grady twins stand in the hallway of the Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Credit: The Shining.
Heidi Klum's 25th Annual Halloween Party presented by Apothic and Butterfinger at Cathédrale in New York City - Arrivals
Costumed as The Shining’s ghostly Grady twins, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka arrive hand-in-hand at Cathédrale in New York City for Heidi Klum’s 25th Annual Halloween Party on October 31, 2026. Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images.
Heidi Klum's 25th Annual Halloween Party presented by Apothic and Butterfinger at Cathédrale in New York City - Arrivals
Standing on a blue carpet at Cathédrale’s Moxy East Village venue, the duo posed full-length in their Grady twins costumes — complete with white knee-high socks and black Mary Janes — at Klum’s Halloween bash on October 31, 2026. Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images.
Heidi Klum's 25th Annual Halloween Party presented by Apothic and Butterfinger at Cathédrale in New York City - Arrivals
A close-up of one half of the Grady-twin duo reveals the full effect of the costume’s pale makeup, opaque white contacts, daisy hair clip, and bloodstained fabric at Heidi Klum’s Halloween party in New York City, October 31, 2026. Photo by Noam Galai / Getty Images.
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