Fortnite Might Be Getting Jason Voorhees And Ghostface For Halloween

Fortnite has made an annual tradition out of adding horror icons as skins each October when spooky season rolls in. Last year it was Leatherface and Billy the Puppet, the year before that it was Michael Myers and Jack Skellington, and the year before that brought us Ash Williams. But it's looking like those lineups might pale in comparison to what's in store for us this year, as dataminers have collected evidence that both Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th and Ghostface from Scream will be coming for us all during this year's Fortnitemares in October.

While no one has actually seen these alleged Ghostface and Jason Voorhees skins, some compelling evidence was found in the Fortnite game files with the new season update. For Jason, leakers found references to a new medallion named after him, which is pretty clear cut. The evidence is slightly more circumspect for Ghostface--there's data about a new mythic item called a "Stalker Knife" which seems very much like it would fit with a Scream collab. That could instead be related to the existing Michael Myers collab, but Fortnite usually reserves new mythics for new collabs, not returning ones.

Regardless of what the reality actually is, it'll probably be a couple months before these rumors are officially confirmed or shut down, since Fortnitemares won't start until October anyway. In the meantime, though, there's plenty of new content to consume in Fortnite, what with the simultaneous launches of the new seasons of Battle Royale and OG. Battle Royale in particular is experiencing a massive vibe shift as it moves from the superhero-themed season that just ended to an invasion of bugs and very large worm creatures. Catch up on the new loot pool, map changes, and everything else Season 4 is adding to BR with the gallery below.

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