Ariana Grande joins 'American Horror Story' cast, Heidi Klum's Halloween, Los Angeles Dodgers Victory

Ariana Grande joins cast of ‘American Horror Story’

Ariana Grande is joining the cast of the upcoming 13th season of FX’s American Horror Story. The new season marks a full-circle moment for Grande, who last collaborated with Murphy nearly ten years ago on Scream Queens.

Murphy announced the star-studded lineup in a video posted to Instagram, unveiling the names of the cast in the show’s trademark eerie font. 

Alongside Grande, the season will feature beloved AHS regulars Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, and Leslie Grossman.

The upcoming season also reunites several Scream Queens alumni, including Roberts and Lourd, who previously shared the screen with Grande in the dark comedy series. 

In a nostalgic twist, the teaser video closed with one of the most iconic lines from AHS: Coven: “Surprise, b****. I bet you thought you’d seen the last of me.”

Fans can expect the highly anticipated 13th season of American Horror Story to premiere on Halloween 2026.

Heidi Klum stuns as Medusa for Halloween

Heidi Klum once again proved why she is the queen of Halloween, revealing that her transformation into the mythical Medusa for her 2025 Halloween bash took an incredible 10 hours. 

The 52-year-old supermodel, joined by her husband Tom Kaulitz—who dressed as a warrior turned to stone—began the meticulous process at noon with a team of 15 artists bringing the vision to life.

“Everything is hand-painted,” Klum revealed, praising the crew for their detailed craftsmanship. The costume, featuring lifelike moving snakes and eerie facial prosthetics, pushed her signature creativity to new heights.

“I’ve been thinking about Medusa for quite some time,” Klum shared, explaining how she wanted to reinvent the classic mythological look. “I really wanted to have snakes that were moving, a super-ugly, super-scary face, really ugly teeth, and to be like a really long rattlesnake.”

Klum’s latest Halloween spectacle adds another unforgettable chapter to her legacy of jaw-dropping transformations that fans eagerly anticipate every year.

MOMOLAND’s Nancy stars in thriller film ‘Perfect Girl’

MOMOLAND’s Nancy is set to make her big-screen debut in the upcoming K-pop horror thriller Perfect Girl, joining an international ensemble cast that’s already generating major buzz ahead of the American Film Market. 

The film, described as a chilling blend of Scream and Black Swan, follows a group of young women competing for a coveted spot in a new K-pop supergroup—until a series of mysterious attacks turns their dream into a nightmare.

Nancy will star alongside fellow K-pop idols Jeon Somi, Siyoon from Billlie, and Chaerin from Cherry Bullet, as well as K-Pop Demon Hunters stars May Hong and Arden Cho. The cast also includes Thai star Ally, Filipino-Canadian performer AC Bonifacio, Adeline Rudolph, and Peter Lee Jae Yoon.

Directed by Hong Won-ki of Zanybros fame and written by Lynn Q. Yu, Perfect Girl promises to mix the high-pressure world of K-pop with psychological horror. The film will also feature six original songs, including a new track from Jeon Somi produced by Teddy Park’s The Black Label.

Currently filming in Thailand, Perfect Girl marks a new milestone for Nancy as she transitions from global K-pop sensation to actress, further cementing her place as one of the genre’s most versatile stars.

Los Angeles Dodgers dominates World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers have made baseball history once again, clinching their second straight World Series title with a thrilling 5-4 extra-innings victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 at Rogers Centre. 

Catcher Will Smith sealed the championship with a dramatic solo home run in the top of the 11th inning, breaking a tense 4-4 deadlock.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who came in as a reliever, earned the win after pitching 2.2 scoreless innings and forcing a game-ending double play. His stellar performance throughout the series, including three wins, 17.2 innings pitched, and 15 strikeouts, earned him the 2025 World Series Most Valuable Player award.

The Dodgers staged an incredible late-game comeback, erasing a 4-1 deficit with home runs from Max Muncy in the eighth inning and Miguel Rojas in the ninth to tie the game. With this victory, Los Angeles became the first team to win the World Series titles consecutively since the New York Yankees’ three-peat in 2000.

Capping off a dominant season, the Dodgers finished with a 93-69 record, captured their fourth consecutive National League West title, and lost only one postseason game, cementing their status as the powerhouse of Major League Baseball.

ICYMI:

• Tens of thousands of civilians in Sudan are missing or feared dead after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia captured El-Fasher, the final army stronghold in Darfur, with reports detailing widespread ethnic killings and sexual violence, allegedly carried out with weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates.

• AI artist Xania Monet has made history as the first artificial intelligence performer to appear on Billboard’s Radio chart, debuting on the Adult R&B Airplay list with her single “How Was I Supposed To Know?”

• Demi Lovato brought back a fan-favorite meme for Halloween, dressing up as her alter ego “Poot Lovato.” Sharing the look on Instagram, she captioned, “Happy Halloween and happy one week of INTD!!! Been so locked in this era, I thought I’d let Pootvato out.”

• Gayle King is reportedly set to leave her role as anchor of CBS Mornings next year after more than a decade with the program, according to Variety.

— Bea Bertuldo

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