Everything You Need To Know About Fortnitemares 2024

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Credit: Epic Games

Fortnitemares key art
Credit: Epic Games

The Halloween-themed Fortnite event is right around the corner, with Fortnitemares kicking off soon to close out Chapter 5 Season 4.

Being one of the first seasonal events in Fortnite, the Halloween festivities are among the most popular within the community, as Epic Games has plenty of stuff in store every year, including quests, and of course, skins for players to purchase.

Let's break down everything you need to know about Fortnitemares 2024.

Fortnitemares 2024 Start Date

At the moment, we don't have a date set in stone for the start of Fortnitemares 2024.

In 2023, the event kicked off on October 10, so expect a similar announcement as the days go by. The dates should be relatively similar this time around, as Chapter 5 Season 4 is scheduled to end on November 2, and the Fortnitemares event is the final was also the final one during Chapter 4 Season 4.

Fortnitemares 2024 Skins and Leaks

While the event hasn't been officially confirmed by Epic Games, dataminers have discovered new images that showcase some of the outfits players will be able to obtain from the Fortnite Item Shop when it begins.

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Fortnitemares 2024 is getting closer
  • Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • Billy the Puppet from Saw
  • New Marshmello Halloween skin

A few Halloween-themed skins have already hit the shop and expect even more to be announced or leaked in the coming days.

On top of that, a new Nightmare Before Christmas collab was also leaked.

Unvaulted and vaulted weapons

Again, there's not much we know about what type of weapons could return with the Fortnitemares 2024 update, but Epic likes to add a few playful items to the main battle royale and zero build modes.

In 2023, Epic Games added things like a Pumpkin, the Wood Stake Shotgun, Thorne's Vampiric Blade, and a few more Halloween-themed consumables.

Of course, while most of the information is being kept under wraps for the time being, we'll be updating this guide consistently so you don't miss out on anything coming to Fortnite with the Fortnitemares 2024 event.