Halloween is coming up soon, and as Maxis has done before with another theme, they have put three spooky lots in the spotlights through the frontpage. The intro now shows Inuyama Castle (by Penroyaltea) and Silenced Cathedral (by msnaschev), which both require the University and Nightlife expansions, whereas Black Rose (by GodlyAce) doesn't need any expansion pack at all. The houses all come with some custom content used to decorate the lots.