The Sims 3 is kicking off their Halloween Showcase!  Do you have the guts to create a terrifying house, spooky sims or even a creepy costume?  Visit this thread at the official Sims 3 Forums for the full scoop – or just read below!

We’ve got a spine-chilling showcase for you, Simmers! And we promise to get the highlights up much sooner this time .

Celebrate the spooky, creepy, and macabre in The Sims 3 with the Halloween Showcase! Break out the jack-o-lanterns and get your Sims dolled up in their scariest costumes.

Dates:
We will be running this showcase through October 25th 11:59pm PDT.

IDEAS:
Sims –
Will your Sim children be dolled up as adorable princesses and little vampires? Got any zombie Sims? Sims who just plain look like they’ve dropped in from another planet? A household full of Sims who look like they just might be dabbling in witchcraft? Take advantage of Create A Sim and Create A Style to share your most creep-tastic Sims!

Lots –
Creepy castles, terrifying towers or haunted houses – which will your Sims want to go trick-or-treating? Will you build the ultimate mad scientist lab or a scary hedge-maze that makes your Sims’ heads spin? Take advantage of the Build/Buy Mode and Create A Style to create your most chilling lots! Need some building tips? Check out this list of helpful tutorials created by the community:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/57507.page

Stories –
Got a story about the greatest candy haul from a night of trick-or-treating? How about a story of your neurotic Sim constantly living in fear over…nothing? Has Sunset Valley or Riverview become invaded by a plague of Mysterious Mr. Gnomes? Maybe a story about a Halloween party gone wrong (Or right)? Maybe you’d like to submit a tutorial about how NOT to throw a roof-raising party! Will you write a spine-tingling tale of drama? Or will you write a creepy comedy?

Movies-
Got a story about your Sims having an unforgettable experience in the town’s cemetery and it’s just too scary for words? Set your ghoulish tales in motion! Use the Create A Movie tool to piece together your hair-raising stories. For machinima artists who want to submit a movie to YouTube, please email us the link to your submission at: simsvideo@ea.com

Don’t forget!
If you need to scare up your lot or setting for your movies and stories, we’ve got FREE Halloween Treats:
http://store.thesims3.com/setsProductDetails.html?…dex=0&productId=OFB-SIM3:18069

A FEW NOTES ABOUT SUBMITTING
Please make sure to give proper credit to any custom content that you use in your submission. Please include “Halloween Showcase” in either the title or description of your upload. After uploading, you can post a link to your creation in this thread so we can access them easily.

Have fun, and good luck Simmers!

Via SimGuruHydra at the official Sims 3 Forums