Happy Fortnitemares 2025! Fortnite's best annual event is back, and it's bigger than ever. This Halloween season, Fortnite is introducing nine new collaborations with horror movies, spooky games, and even Doja Cat, who takes over as the Big Bad of the event. While many of the new skins and rewards will be available in the shop, you can earn a lot of free Fortnitemares rewards, including a creepy new skin, by completing your Fortnitemares quests. In this guide, we'll walk you through how to complete all of your Fortnitemares challenges and earn every last Halloween-themed item that the game is giving out for free.
The list of Fortnitemares quests will be updated throughout the event, which runs between October 9 and November 1. Therefore, we'll update this guide whenever new quests come out too. Below you can find guides on how to complete each quest.
For this, you'll want to visit the Mystery Inc. gang where they hang out during Fortnitemares. Shaggy is in the gas station west of Bugswatter Beach; Daphne is in Viney Shafts just south of there; Fred is by the road at the southeastern edge of Ranger's Ruin; Velma is in the snowy area between Gourdy Gate and O.X.R. HQ. Speaking to them will allow you to initiate their individual quests, and completing all four will net you the full completion of the quest bolded above.
Scooby himself is also on the island. You can find Scooby hanging with Shaggy west of Bugswatter Beach. When you speak to him, you can hire him, but be warned that this quest will be tricky to complete early in Fortnitemares, as many players each round will be trying to complete it, and only one person can. It may be best to head there when the Battle Bus isn't soaring anywhere near his location, as fewer players will go so far out of their way. The nice thing is this is a team-up quest, meaning anyone in your squad can hire him and you'll all complete the quest.
By interacting with phone booths, you can dress like Ghostface even if you've not bought the skin.
Last Call is a small one-handed knife inspired by Scream's Ghostface. It's a legendary-tier item, and it can only be found by interacting with phone booths around the island. The quickest way to find these phone booths is to visit any gas station. Once you have the Last Call knife, you just have to use it on opponents seven times--once for each Scream movie, perhaps.
The Mother of Thorns is Doja Cat's alter ego, as she's the big boss of Fortnitemares 2025. To take her on, head to the five Pumpkin Takeover areas. These are found west of Supernova Academy, in the center of Viney Shafts, in the center of Gourdy Gate, south of Ranger's Ruin, and in the center of Pumpkin Pass.
The Mother of Thorns can spawn at any one of them in a given round, and you'll know where she is when the round begins because the boss icon (a skull wearing a crown) will be shown there on the map. Be warned that, like most boss battles in Fortnite, she's best approached as a team, so you may want to save this one for when you're playing with a reliable and full team. This is a team-up quest.
Scooby Snacks aren't so rare, and they're a reskin of the Dog Treats item that's been seen in Fortnite before, so you may already be familiar with them--in fact, my Fortnite group was already calling them Scooby Snacks long ago. You'll find them all over the island, then you need to use them to heal or apply shields when you're at less than full strength.
The Thorn Ripper is another event item that can pull items--or players--in closer to you. Like the Last Call, we're checking to see where it may be found as a guaranteed drop, but in the meantime, you may well just get lucky and find it from a chest or dropped by a defeated player. Simply pull things like health and shield items with it five times to complete this quest.
Pumpkin Takeovers, as the name suggests, are areas on the island that have been taken over by pumpkin patches. There are five of them, but you only need to visit three to complete this challenge. However, the Mother of Thorns has to be there. After you defeat her, she'll accompany you on your travels. So do the earlier Mother of Thorns quest first if you want to try to notch multiple stops in one round.
Alternatively, just be sure to drop anywhere you've not seen her yet when a round begins and she's there. Pumpkin Takeovers can be seen as orange areas with a blue hue around them on the map. In case you missed it, they're found west of Supernova Academy, in the center of Viney Shafts, in the center of Gourdy Gate, south of Ranger's Ruin, and in the center of Pumpkin Pass. This is a team-up quest.
More Fortnitemares quests are coming next week, so look for more guides on those challenges soon.
There are many free cosmetics to be claimed in this year's Fortnitemares event, including a creepy skin that looks like something out of a slasher movie. To earn them all, you have to level up 15 times, with rewards unlocking along the way before wrapping up with the free skin at the end. Here's what you get for each account level milestone you cross.
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But if you think that's all, you're in for a treat (and not a trick). Via Fortnite Twitch Drops, you can claim two more free items. Watch any qualifying stream (look for "Drops" mentioned in the title of a prominent Fortnite streamer's show) and you can nab the following bonuses:
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Fortnitemares quests 2025
The list of Fortnitemares quests will be updated throughout the event, which runs between October 9 and November 1. Therefore, we'll update this guide whenever new quests come out too. Below you can find guides on how to complete each quest.
Complete Fred, Velma, Daphne, and Shaggy's found quests (4) - 10k XP
For this, you'll want to visit the Mystery Inc. gang where they hang out during Fortnitemares. Shaggy is in the gas station west of Bugswatter Beach; Daphne is in Viney Shafts just south of there; Fred is by the road at the southeastern edge of Ranger's Ruin; Velma is in the snowy area between Gourdy Gate and O.X.R. HQ. Speaking to them will allow you to initiate their individual quests, and completing all four will net you the full completion of the quest bolded above.
Hire Scooby-Doo - 10k XP
Scooby himself is also on the island. You can find Scooby hanging with Shaggy west of Bugswatter Beach. When you speak to him, you can hire him, but be warned that this quest will be tricky to complete early in Fortnitemares, as many players each round will be trying to complete it, and only one person can. It may be best to head there when the Battle Bus isn't soaring anywhere near his location, as fewer players will go so far out of their way. The nice thing is this is a team-up quest, meaning anyone in your squad can hire him and you'll all complete the quest.
By interacting with phone booths, you can dress like Ghostface even if you've not bought the skin.
Hit different players with Last Call (7) - 10k XP
Last Call is a small one-handed knife inspired by Scream's Ghostface. It's a legendary-tier item, and it can only be found by interacting with phone booths around the island. The quickest way to find these phone booths is to visit any gas station. Once you have the Last Call knife, you just have to use it on opponents seven times--once for each Scream movie, perhaps.
Defeat the Mother of Thorns - 10k XP
The Mother of Thorns is Doja Cat's alter ego, as she's the big boss of Fortnitemares 2025. To take her on, head to the five Pumpkin Takeover areas. These are found west of Supernova Academy, in the center of Viney Shafts, in the center of Gourdy Gate, south of Ranger's Ruin, and in the center of Pumpkin Pass.
The Mother of Thorns can spawn at any one of them in a given round, and you'll know where she is when the round begins because the boss icon (a skull wearing a crown) will be shown there on the map. Be warned that, like most boss battles in Fortnite, she's best approached as a team, so you may want to save this one for when you're playing with a reliable and full team. This is a team-up quest.
Restore health or gain shields with Scooby Snacks (450) - 10k XP
Scooby Snacks aren't so rare, and they're a reskin of the Dog Treats item that's been seen in Fortnite before, so you may already be familiar with them--in fact, my Fortnite group was already calling them Scooby Snacks long ago. You'll find them all over the island, then you need to use them to heal or apply shields when you're at less than full strength.
Pull consumables with the Thorn Ripper (5) - 10k XP
The Thorn Ripper is another event item that can pull items--or players--in closer to you. Like the Last Call, we're checking to see where it may be found as a guaranteed drop, but in the meantime, you may well just get lucky and find it from a chest or dropped by a defeated player. Simply pull things like health and shield items with it five times to complete this quest.
Visit Pumpkin Takeovers with the Mother of Thorns (3) - 10k XP
Pumpkin Takeovers, as the name suggests, are areas on the island that have been taken over by pumpkin patches. There are five of them, but you only need to visit three to complete this challenge. However, the Mother of Thorns has to be there. After you defeat her, she'll accompany you on your travels. So do the earlier Mother of Thorns quest first if you want to try to notch multiple stops in one round.
Alternatively, just be sure to drop anywhere you've not seen her yet when a round begins and she's there. Pumpkin Takeovers can be seen as orange areas with a blue hue around them on the map. In case you missed it, they're found west of Supernova Academy, in the center of Viney Shafts, in the center of Gourdy Gate, south of Ranger's Ruin, and in the center of Pumpkin Pass. This is a team-up quest.
More Fortnitemares quests are coming next week, so look for more guides on those challenges soon.
Fortnitemares 2025 free rewards
There are many free cosmetics to be claimed in this year's Fortnitemares event, including a creepy skin that looks like something out of a slasher movie. To earn them all, you have to level up 15 times, with rewards unlocking along the way before wrapping up with the free skin at the end. Here's what you get for each account level milestone you cross.
Image via Hypex
- 2 levels - Butcher's Tools back bling
- 4 levels - Currently bugged; check back soon
- 6 levels - The Grind House loading screen
- 8 levels - Meat Grinder emote
- 10 levels - Wuggy Welcome loading screen (Poppy's Playtime crossover)
- 12 levels - Butcher's Knife pickaxe
- 15 levels - Pig The Butcher skin
But if you think that's all, you're in for a treat (and not a trick). Via Fortnite Twitch Drops, you can claim two more free items. Watch any qualifying stream (look for "Drops" mentioned in the title of a prominent Fortnite streamer's show) and you can nab the following bonuses:
- Treat Sack back bling - Watch for 30 minutes cumulative
- Treat Axe pickaxe - Watch for one hour cumulative
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