The Invisible Man is the classic horror figure — bandaged, sunglassed, present only as an absence — originating in H.G. Wells’ novel and immortalised on film. He is also one of Jenna Ortega’s childhood Halloween costumes, as she shared on Late Night with Seth Meyers in October 2026, alongside her styrofoam rock and Björk’s swan dress. For the future star of Wednesday and Scream, the choice reads in hindsight like early research for a career in horror.
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Mentioned in: Swan Dresses and Invisible Men: A Brief History of Jenna Ortega’s Delightfully Weird Halloween Costumes