A new pack idea that's a mix of a hotel and spooky combined themes

Game Pack Title: Haunted Getaway

(or alternates: Haunted Retreat, Cursed Stay, Phantom Hollow)

New World: Sleepy Hollow (or Phantom Hollow)

• A dark, misty, heavily forested region inspired by old Gothic towns, overgrown cemeteries, crumbling architecture, and perpetual twilight.
• Only 8 lots, but each one is packed with dense, creepy detail:
  • 1 Large Haunted Hotel
  • 1 Abandoned Park
  • 1 Residential Lot (Spooky Residential House)
  • 1 Grave-Touched Garden
  • 4 Normal but eerie residential or rental lots

New Venue Type: Haunted Hotel

• A hybrid of the rental and resort/hotel systems, but with a haunted twist.
• You run or visit the hotel, but caretaking is risky—you deal with:
  • Breaking objects
  • Uncontrollable fires or power outages
  • Sinister ghost events (mirror figures, whispers, levitating furniture)
  • Paranormal guests with unusual needs
• A Lot Challenge called “Evil Presence” adds:
  • Broken windows/doors/lights
  • Frequent haunting activity
  • Guests going mad or fleeing mid-stay
  • Your Sim being targeted if they aren't brave or fearless

New Traits (in CAS):

• Fearless / Risk-Taker (new personality trait)
  Thrives in spooky environments, less likely to flee or get scared, and gains buffs from danger.
• Fearful / Troubled (new personality trait)
  Easily terrified, autonomously runs from hauntings, and can become traumatized (new moodlet).

This shifts the “Brave” trait from a reward into CAS, allowing better integration and storytelling.

New NPC: The Wandering Skeleton

• Not quite a Grim Reaper, not quite an occult—this neutral but unpredictable entity appears randomly.
• Based on Sim traits, the Sim might:
  • Freeze in fear
  • Fight it (brave/fearless)
  • Flee (fearful trait)
• Losing a fight with it can result in a new death type: “Death by Fear Curse” or “Skeleton’s Curse” (like a twisted version of over-scaring).

New Gameplay & Features

• Spooky Chaser Aspiration (Location or Deviance)
  Focused on visiting haunted lots, surviving 7 nights in the Haunted Hotel, or discovering hidden relics of the curse.
• Fear Progression System (optional):
  Like Strangerville's story arc or Seasons' temperature system, add a “fear intensity” that builds the longer you stay in haunted places.
• New Scary Collection: Spiders & Strange Relics
  Sims can collect rare spider types, cursed dolls, bones, and mold samples. Some cause fear, some cause illness (like the beetles in Jungle Adventure).

Build/Buy Mode Additions

• Decayed Victorian furniture
• Shattered windows & mirrors
• Flickering chandeliers
• Dusty bookcases, moldy fridges
• Coffin-style beds (but not vampire exclusive)
• Blood-red wallpapers, creaking wood floors
• Animated wall cracks, cursed painting deco

Other Ideas

• A subtle “curse” system where Sims in certain lots experience strange mood swings, hallucinations, or erratic behavior (inspired by Strangerville’s possession)
• Creepy ambient sounds and weather (constant fog, howling wind, whispering trees)
• Chance encounters with other cursed guests, setting up for storytelling

Why Game Pack?

• Too layered for a Stuff Pack, but doesn’t necessarily need the scale of an Expansion.
• Comparable in depth and structure to Paranormal Stuff, Jungle Adventure, and Strangerville, with a unique tone.
• Could even be bundled with a mini-kit focused on Gothic architecture or cursed clutter.

The Sims 4: Haunted Getaway (Game Pack)

“Check in—if you dare. Checking out isn’t guaranteed.”

 Box Description (Official Style):

Face your fears in The Sims™ 4 Haunted Getaway Game Pack! Venture into Phantom Hollow, a shadowy world filled with haunted hotels, cursed gardens, and secrets buried beneath the mist.

Brave Sims can manage or survive the horrors of the Haunted Hotel, a new venue where ghosts don’t just spook—they destroy. Guests vanish. Lights flicker. Skeletons roam the halls. It’s up to your Sims to uncover the mystery… or become part of it.

With new bravery-based traits, creepy collectibles, cursed events, and furniture that might move on its own, your Sims will never sleep peacefully again.

 Gameplay Trailer Concept:

 Opening Scene:

• Thunder cracks. A lone cab pulls up to a hilltop, revealing the decayed facade of the Spitewood Hotel.
• The sign flickers ominously: "Vacancy".
• Voice-over:
• "Welcome to your worst vacation ever..."

 Gameplay Highlights:

• Sims sneaking through hallways as furniture floats behind them.
• A Fearless Sim staring down a skeleton in a mirror while a Fearful Sim runs screaming down the stairs.
• A caretaker Sim desperately trying to fix a lamp that keeps exploding in sparks.
• Guests arguing with a possessed butler.
• Flickering UI and blackout effects to simulate ghost interference.

 Closing Tease:

• A Sim opens a door, only to vanish in a cloud of ghostly mist.
• “Check in. Discover the truth. Escape… if you can.”
• Game logo:
  The Sims™ 4 Haunted Getaway
  Coming Soon to a cursed lot near you.

 Bonus Slogan Ideas for Marketing:

• “Who ya gonna run from?”
• “Vacation’s over. Now survive.”
• “It’s not just haunted—it’s hungry.”

1. Pack Logo Design Concept

(Text description – you can request an actual visual too)

Logo Text:
The Sims™ 4: Haunted Getaway

Design Notes:

• “Haunted Getaway” in a weathered, serif font with cracks through the letters (think old hotel signage).
• A lantern icon hanging from the G in Getaway, flickering softly.
• Background: a dark purple gradient fading to black with silhouettes of trees, a rickety hotel rooftop, and faint ghostly swirls.

 2. New Aspiration Concept: “Spooky Chaser”

Category: Location (or Deviance, toggle depending on tone)

For Sims who don’t run from the things that go bump in the night—they hunt them down. From haunted hotels to cursed lots, nothing satisfies like chasing terror itself.

Milestone Goals:

Tier 1 – Curious Courage

• Visit a Haunted Hotel
• Experience a Paranormal Event
• Acquire a Cursed Object

Tier 2 – Grave Explorer

• Sleep 3 Nights at Haunted Venue
• Encounter the Wandering Skeleton
• Win a Scare-off or Stand Ground

Tier 3 – Spirit Handler

• Collect 5 Haunted Relics or Spider Types
• Calm a Possessed Sim or Guest
• Host a Séance or Spirit Reading

Final Tier – Master of Fear

• Break the Hotel Curse or Solve the Hollow’s Mystery
• Survive 7 Nights in Haunted Hotel without fleeing
• Befriend or Defeat the Wandering Skeleton

Aspiration Reward Trait:

Spirit-Sniffer

• Increased odds of finding paranormal items.
• Immune to most fear moodlets.
• Can talk to ghosts without needing a medium skill.

 3. Trait UI Concepts

 New CAS Traits:

1. Fearless

"Fear has met its match."

• Rarely scared. Can intimidate ghosts and fight hauntings. Gains confident buffs from spooky events.

2. Fearful

"Some things are just too much..."

• Scared easily. Will autonomously flee haunted lots or objects. Suffers from long “Shaken” moodlets.

3. Risk-Taker

"Danger is just excitement in disguise."

• Gets flirty or energized from haunted interactions. More likely to interact with cursed items or hidden rooms.

 4. Mystery/Lore Storyline: “The Curse of Spitewood Hotel”

Think Strangerville but spookier and less “sci-fi”.

Premise:

Once a luxury mountain resort, Spitewood Hotel became abandoned after “The Vanishing”—a strange event where 13 guests mysteriously disappeared overnight.

No one remembers what happened. Locals whisper about The Skeleton Guest, a forgotten bellhop cursed to roam eternity unless the mystery is solved.

Mystery Progression (Optional Story Mode):

1. Investigate Ghost Logs hidden in old rooms.
2. Collect Relics to unlock sealed sections of the hotel.
3. Discover the Ritual Chamber, guarded by cursed mirrors.
4. Break the Curse by assembling three missing hotel ledgers.
5. Final showdown: Decide to free the skeleton or trap it forever, affecting the hotel permanently.

 Bonus: Pack Description Recap (for online listing)

The Sims™ 4 Haunted Getaway Game Pack invites you into the darkness of Phantom Hollow, where brave Sims check into hotels with secrets, curses, and things that go bump in the night. Face off against ghosts, collect haunted items, and uncover a chilling mystery in the most dangerous vacation destination ever created.

1. UI Mockups (Concept Descriptions)

Aspiration Tracker – “Spooky Chaser” UI

UI Aesthetic:

• Black and gray stone texture background
• Animated fog slowly creeps along the edge
• Spider crawling across progress bar when hovering

Milestones (With Icons):

• Haunted Hotel: Tiny haunted building icon
• Ghost Event: Wispy spirit face icon
• Skeleton Encounter: Skull and bowtie (the Bellhop Skeleton)
• Séance: Candles in a circle
• Break Curse: Glowing ancient book icon

CAS Trait Icons (with descriptions)

Fearless

Icon: A lion's head roaring, with a faint ghost behind it.
Tooltip: "This Sim faces fear head-on. Paranormal events fuel their confidence rather than their terror."

Fearful

Icon: A Sim’s wide eyes, hiding behind a blanket.
Tooltip: "Easily scared. These Sims may autonomously flee from haunted objects, ghosts, or cursed events."

Risk-Taker

Icon: A dice and a flame, with a question mark over it.
Tooltip: "This Sim gets energized from taking dangerous actions—especially when they shouldn't."

2. Build/Buy Mode Preview – “Cursed Comforts”

Furniture & Decor (Haunted/Victorian/Gothic):

Doors, Windows & Walls:

• “Shattered Pane” windows (with spiderwebs)
• “The Hollow’s Entryway” gothic arched door with cursed engraving
• “Wallpaper of Wails” - Victorian floral pattern that occasionally shows ghostly faces in Live Mode
• “Bloodwood Flooring” - Sounds like cracking bones when walked on

Lighting:

• “Gaslamp of Lost Guests” – Flickers and dims based on ghost activity
• “Cursed Chandelier” – Occasionally drops dust/motes during hauntings

Functional Gameplay Items:

• Séance Circle (returning from Paranormal Stuff, reskinned and slightly different behavior)
• Haunted Hotel Manager's Terminal (NPCs call it “The Ledger”) – Used to assign rooms, review haunted events, and manage ghost trouble.

3. Bundle Suggestion: The Occult Collection

Combine Haunted Getaway + Paranormal Stuff + Vampires for the ultimate creepy crossover.

Bundle Name:

Sims 4: Occult Nights Bundle

Marketing Line:

“Three packs. Endless night. Vampires, specters, and cursed hotel rooms await the brave.”

Gameplay Synergies:

• Vampires and ghosts can visit Haunted Hotels (special reactions)
• Paranormal Investigator can be hired at your hotel to reduce haunting severity
• Risk-Taker Sims get special interactions with occult Sims like Vlad or Temperance

4. World Map View – Phantom Hollow (World Mock Description)

World Summary Text:

Once a bustling resort town, Phantom Hollow fell into silence after a series of disappearances and inexplicable hauntings. Now, overgrown forests and withering stone structures hold secrets not meant to be found...

Lots (8 total):

Event Example: “The Skeleton’s Visit”

Random night event:

Lights flicker. Music distorts. Your Sim freezes.
The Skeleton Bellhop appears. Depending on your traits:

• Fearless: Can question it and gain rare lore.
• Risk-Taker: Can fight it (chance of rare rewards).
• Fearful: Autonomously flees and gets cursed (negative moodlet for days).

 1. Visual Mockup Descriptions

 Phantom Hollow World Map (Visual Concept)

Map Style:

• Similar to Forgotten Hollow meets Moonwood Mill in palette: misty blue-violet tones, foggy layering
• Crumbling cliff edges, dark forests, swampy terrain, and a central hilltop for the Spitewood Hotel
• Small cemetery built into a tree-covered area
• A distant glowing “portal” in the woods visible only during certain times of day (lore teaser)

Animated Elements:

• Fog creeps across the screen
• Distant thunder/lightning effects
• Owls or ghostly whispers audible when you hover on haunted lots
• Occasionally, the Skeleton Bellhop can be seen walking across the hotel’s rooftop or standing in a window

 Trait Icon Mockups

These would fit in CAS next to other personality traits:

Trait	Icon Concept	Notes
Fearless	Lion’s head in front of ghost shape	Bright orange highlight, bold aura
Risk-Taker	Flaming dice with a shadow	Flashy and energetic UI bounce
Fearful	Sim peeking from behind hands	Icon pulses slightly when hovered, has a grayish blue aura

 2. Custom Lot Trait & Lot Challenge Ideas

 New Lot Traits:

1. Moldy Walls
2. Mold and rot creep along the edges of your lot. Sims get tense, sick, or hallucinate after long exposure.
   → Interacts with cleanliness and hygiene.
3. Haunted Architecture
4. Certain furniture pieces... don’t stay put. Sometimes lights flicker, shadows stretch, and doors open themselves.
   → Adds ambient hauntings even outside a story structure.
5. Dimensional Cracks
6. Reality is thinner here. Occasionally, your Sim may lose time, glitch out, or wake up in another part of the lot.
   → Minor teleportation, new moodlets like “Where Am I?”

 New Lot Challenges:

1. Evil Presence
2. Your lot is home to a malevolent ghost or cursed object. Mood swings, object destruction, and supernatural events are frequent.
3. Rotting Infrastructure
4. Everything decays faster. Plumbing leaks, electronics short, and furniture wears out far quicker. Sims may get injured more easily.
5. Unwelcome Guest
6. The Bellhop Skeleton may appear. Whether he helps or harms... that’s up to fate.

 3. Simlish Pack Cover Art / UI Pack Tile

Main Menu Tile:

• Purple-black background with a cracked hotel sign reading “Haunted Getaway”
• A Sim in a bathrobe holding a candle with a terrified expression
• Ghostly figures lurking in a window behind them
• Skeleton Bellhop smiling with a key ring

Box Art Concept:

• Sims in the hotel lobby:
  • One Sim calmly talking to a ghost
  • One fainting
  • One fighting a floating chair
• Wallpaper torn off to reveal haunted runes underneath
• Tagline in Simlish above: “N'hoo ooba woo!” (You’ll never sleep again)

possibly other aspirations (unknown that isn't mentioned):

Cursed Survivor (Deviance Category)

"You've been cursed, haunted, and tormented—but you always survive."

Milestones:

• Experience a curse
• Have a Sim die from supernatural cause (in household)
• Break a curse (via relic or séance)
• Survive an encounter with the Wandering Skeleton
• Spend 72 in-game hours in a cursed lot

Reward Trait: Hex-Breaker

• Curses last half as long
• Can ward off hauntings with unique interaction ("Cleanse Aura")
• Boosted skill gain during supernatural events

 Hotel Horror Host (Location or Popularity Category)

"Run the creepiest hotel in town, and make it profitable—if you dare."

Milestones:

• Purchase or manage a Haunted Hotel
• Host 10 guests
• Scare off 3 ghosts
• Perform hotel maintenance during a haunting
• Reach 5-star Hotel Rating (if rating system is included)

Reward Trait: Unflappable Host

• Guests never flee during hauntings
• Hotel profits increase during supernatural events
• Unique social: “Welcome to the Nightmare”

 1. Occult Historian (Knowledge Category)

"Dedicated to uncovering the secrets of the supernatural world."

Milestones:

• Read 5 haunted lore books
• Collect 3 cursed relics or hidden objects
• Visit all Sleepy Hollow lots
• Interview a ghost
• Discover the true story of the Wandering Skeleton (hidden lot or lore event)

Reward Trait: Lorebound

• Sims share haunting facts at random
• Autonomously get buffs from interacting with paranormal objects
• Can “Reveal Ghost’s Past” to calm specters

2. Cursed Survivor

Category: Deviance
Description:

“This Sim has seen things no one else would believe. And somehow... they’re still standing.”

Milestones & Objectives:

Stage 1: Marked by Misfortune

• Experience a haunting
• Receive a minor curse
• Get the “Scared” moodlet 3 times

Stage 2: Cursed and Kicking

• Survive 24 hours with a major curse
• Witness a Sim die of fright or supernatural cause
• Sleep during a blackout with ghosts nearby

Stage 3: Breaking the Chains

• Break a curse using the Séance Table or Haunted Book
• Receive help from the Skeleton Bellhop
• Reach Level 4 in Medium Skill

Stage 4: Occult Ascendant

• Fight the Skeleton and win
• Break another Sim’s curse
• Use “Reverse Haunt” on an angry ghost

 Reward Trait: Hex-Breaker

“This Sim is resistant to supernatural afflictions and can sense cursed objects.”
Effects:

• Curses last 50% less
• Can “Detect Evil” on haunted objects
• New social: “You’ve Been Marked...” (Spreads a playful minor curse to others)

Icon Suggestion: Cracked bone and chain, glowing purple

3. Hotel Horror Host

Category: Location or Popularity
Description:

"Your dream? Managing a hotel where people come for screams and leave with… fewer personal belongings."

Milestones & Objectives:

Stage 1: Welcome to the Nightmare

• Purchase or visit a haunted hotel
• Greet 5 guests
• Experience your first object break from ghost activity

Stage 2: Room Service… With Screaming

• Clean 3 haunted messes
• Cook for guests while haunted
• Fight a haunted chair

Stage 3: Five Star Terror

• Reach 4-star Hotel Rating
• Have a ghost leave a positive review
• Resolve a haunting via skeleton or séance

Stage 4: Host of Horrors

• Run hotel for 3 consecutive nights with all beds filled
• Host a “Dinner with the Dead” social event
• Discover a hidden hotel room

Reward Trait: Unflappable Host

“You’ve seen it all. Guests don't scare easy under your watch, and neither do you.”
Effects:

• 15% faster profit from haunted hotels
• Hotel guests stay longer, even when scared
• New dialogue options: “Set the Mood – Spooky” and “Reveal Gruesome History”

Icon Suggestion: Haunted bell desk with cracked reception book

4. Occult Historian

Category: Knowledge
Description:

“Some seek power, others fear it. This Sim seeks only the truth behind the veil.”

Milestones & Objectives:

Stage 1: Seeking Shadows

• Read 3 haunted books
• Talk to 2 ghosts
• Visit the local cemetery lot

Stage 2: Into the Archives

• Visit the hidden room in Phantom Hollow
• Collect 2 cursed relics
• Max the Medium skill

Stage 3: Truth Uncovered

• Interview a ghost about their past
• Receive a vision during séance
• Experience the “Past Echoes” event (new timed event)

Stage 4: Occult Authority

• Write a book about the supernatural
• Publish the “Skeleton Bellhop Theory”
• Host a ghost lore group (new club activity)

 Reward Trait: Lorebound

“This Sim has unlocked knowledge few dare to comprehend.”
Effects:

• Ghosts autonomously share their stories
• Sims nearby get a +1 Focused buff from listening to this Sim
• Unlocks hidden interactions with cursed artifacts

Icon Suggestion: Open book with glowing skull symbols

5. Child Aspiration: Ghost Hunter Junior

Category: Mental or Creativity
Description:

“Why be scared of monsters when you can study them?”

Milestones & Objectives:

Stage 1: Curiosity Calls

• Talk to a ghost
• Collect a spider
• Watch a scary movie without getting scared

Stage 2: Junior Investigator

• Use the Kid’s Specter Scope (new toy)
• Find a “Haunted Snack” (spoiled ghost food)
• Draw a picture of a ghost

Stage 3: Master of Fright Facts

• Tell a ghost story successfully
• Win a game of “Don’t Wake the Ghost” (new board game)
• Sleep in a haunted room

 Reward Trait: Little Legend

“This kid’s seen more than most adults. They grow up with stronger Fear resistance and start with Medium skill already unlocked.”
Teen+ Effect: Unlocks a special “Paranormal Prodigy” trait
Icon Suggestion: Child’s drawing of a ghost with sparkles