Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Road) is reportedly again as Freddy Krueger… and this time, he’s looking gamers in Fortnite.
In response to Wensoing, the beforehand revealed Freddy Krueger boss is totally voiced by Englund, bringing the unique actor behind the Springwood slasher into this yr’s Fortnitemares!
Beetlejuice additionally will get marriage ceremony imagery, tabletop dancing, and a sandworm to experience. In the meantime, a separate gameplay clip exhibits Krueger scaring Freddy Fazbear. With Englund reportedly voicing the boss, that Freddy-versus-Freddy encounter simply obtained somewhat extra particular.
ROBERT ENGLUND (@RobertBEnglund) allegedly totally voices FREDDY KRUEGER in FORTNITE, in response to @Wensoing.
Fortnitemares launches as we speak.
Watch the brand new gameplay trailer right here: [https://t.co/jyMRwlejyF] pic.twitter.com/nCkXJyEzpI
— Brad Miska @ DREAD CENTRAL (@DreadCentral) October 1, 2026
That’s a significant addition to the Halloween occasion, which launches as we speak, October 1. The brand new gameplay trailer options Krueger alongside Slender Man, the Predator from Predator: Badlands, Liberty from The Purge, and killers from Common’s Halloween Horror Nights.
As previously reported, this yr’s crossover lineup additionally contains Obsession, with the sooner cinematic trailer teasing the One Want Willow. Epic’s event announcement notes that outfits and equipment will arrive all through October, so the launch doesn’t imply each character is straight away out there.
Watch the brand new launch gameplay trailer under.
Freddy Krueger, Slender Man, and Beetlejuice driving a sandworm.
October has formally arrived in ‘FORTNITE’.
Fortnitemares launches as we speak! Watch the brand new gameplay trailer, with outfits and equipment rolling out all through the month. pic.twitter.com/HqiqDKZTRA
— Brad Miska @ DREAD CENTRAL (@DreadCentral) October 1, 2026
And on this separate gameplay clip, watch Freddy Krueger give Freddy Fazbear a scare. It’s Freddy vs. Freddy!
oh okay 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/zqeWnn7Lmu
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) October 1, 2026
There’s extra happening right here than new costumes. HYPEX has shared breakdowns on X of Krueger’s talents and the 5 Nights at Freddy’s bosses, together with a mechanic that permits you to possess an animatronic.
Freddy Krueger can drag opponents right into a nightmare:
In response to HYPEX, Freddy’s merchandise combines a three-hit melee assault with a capability that pulls close by enemies right into a shared nightmare. When you’re inside, gamers exterior it could possibly’t intrude.
The reported particulars:
- Three-hit combo: Successive strikes deal 45, 50, and 55 harm.
- Nightmare capability: Pulls enemies inside 40 meters right into a “dwelling nightmare” for 20 seconds. These trapped inside can harm one another, however are remoted from exterior fight.
- Teleportation: Whereas contained in the nightmare, you’ll be able to teleport beside a random enemy caught in it.
- Cooldown: The flexibility has a 30-second cooldown, and the nightmare ends early if everybody you pulled in is eradicated.
- Motion: Holding the merchandise will increase dash pace, acceleration, and bounce top.
- Freddy cubicles: As much as 10 can spawn in a match, reworking gamers into Krueger, much like the Ghostface cubicles.
You possibly can possess the ‘5 Nights at Freddy’s’ bosses and survive shedding the physique.
HYPEX additionally experiences that Freddy and Cunning guard the Pizzeria, whereas Chica and Bonnie seem at random places across the map. Knock one down and maintain the “Possess” interplay for 3 seconds to take it over, full with glowing purple eyes.
Possession reportedly grants bonus well being and protect, and the opposite animatronics cease attacking you whilst you’re considered one of them. Getting knocked down in that type additionally offers you one other likelihood: the animatronic collapses, you come to your personal character, and also you revive on the spot—even in solos.
Getting shut sufficient to own one comes with an issue, although. HYPEX describes bosses with triple well being that pace up as soon as alerted. They freeze when watched from a distance, but when one will get inside 10 meters, you’re getting jumpscared.
So whereas Krueger is pulling gamers into nightmares, the animatronics are stalking the map and giving gamers spare our bodies to inhabit. That Freddy-versus-Freddy encounter within the trailer might get much more difficult in an precise match.