The Simpsons: Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror 2015 content update

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This article is about the Tapped Out's Treehouse of Horror content update from 2015. For other year's Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror content updates, see The Simpsons: Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror content updates.
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Splash Screen.
App Icon.
Store panel.
"Costumes? Check!
Party Snacks? Check!
Spooky Campfire built with Evil Driftwood? Check and Check!

An ancient evil stirs in Springfield and the adults have no idea (about this or anything else).
It's up to the kids to solve this problem (no matter that they may have caused it)!
Play today and fill up your special update treat bag with:
*Spooky Campfire Stories (that come to life)
*Brand new costumes for your favorite characters
*New Daily Challenges
*And much much more!
"
―Event description

Treehouse of Horror 2015 is the one hundred fifth content update for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on October 6, 2015 and ended on November 27, 2015. It was the fourth "Treehouse of Horror" update of the game.

Characters[edit]

Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Kang Unlocks after completing A Proper Rigellian Thanksgiving Pt. 1.
Hugo 900 + 900 Acts 1-3 Craftable.
Kodos 250 + 250 Acts 2 and 3 Craftable.
Space Mutant Donut150 Unlocks with Drive-In Theater.
Unlocks after completing The Slime of Your Life Pt. 1.


Outfits[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Pirate Kang Smores2,160 Act 1 Prize.
Clockwork Bart Gummy2,160 Act 2 Prize.
Holiday Homer Candy Apple2,160 Act 3 Prize.
Fairy Kodos Donut40
Saxophone Lisa Donut60
Acorn Kirk Donut70
Radioactive Milhouse Donut75
Wizard Martin
Squirrel Luann Donut80


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
U. B. O. 900 + 900 Act 3 Craftable.
Marge The Witch Donut75
Devil Flanders Donut120


Pets[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
Model Donut Smores5,040 Act 1 Prize.
Helter Skeleter Donut25
Disco Zombie Donut35
Star Spawn Donut40
Formless Terror


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes
The Raven Donut30
Talking Krusty Doll Donut60


Buildings[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
Spooky Campfire 6s Tell a Scary Story Unlocks after starting The Call of the Campfire Pt. 3.
Spooky Cabin Smores540 4h Creakin' 'n' Shakin' Act 1 Prize.
Tenta-Corp HQ Gummy9,270 Monetizing Madness Act 2 Prize.
Re-Neducation Center Candy Apple9,270 Re-Neducating the Elite Act 3 Prize.


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes
House of Evil 6s Selling Evil and Cursed Frogurt Unlocks for free on October 12, 2015.
Spooky House 500 8h Tanking Local Property Values Acts 1-3 Craftable.
Mausoleum Donut60 6s Incubating Premium Zombies
Pet Cemetery Donut70 Incubating Pet Zombies
Portal to Rigel 7 Donut75 Locking in Chevrons
Bad Dream House Donut85 Scaring Unsuspecting Guests
Drive-In Theater Donut150 Play a Show Unlocks Space Mutant.


Building skins[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Scream-son House Unlocks in The Springfield Horror Pt. 1.
Moe's Terror 500 Acts 2 and 3 Craftable.
Available after starting The Springfield Horror Pt. 3.
Kill-E-Mart 500
Krusty Murder 500


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Heck House Donut40


Decorations[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Sunken Temple Unlocks in The Very Young Folk Pt. 5.
Bramble Hedge Upgrade Spooky Campfire to Level 2 (x5).
Every 2 Spooky Campfire Levels from Level 4. (x5)
Spooky Shed Upgrade Spooky Campfire to Level 3.
Every 4 Spooky Campfire Levels from Level 7.
Spooky Tent Upgrade Spooky Campfire to Level 5.
Every 4 Spooky Campfire Levels from Level 9.
Gate to Nowhere Smores9,270 Act 1 Prize.
Mechanical Ghost Gummy540 Act 2 Prize.
Elder Blimp Gummy5,040
Apu's Apocalypse Jeep Candy Apple540 Act 3 Prize.
U.F.P. Candy Apple5,040
Spooky Grove 300 Acts 1-3 Craftable.
The Impossible Tower 300
Halloween Balloons 300 Acts 2 and 3 Craftable.
Biohazard Wall 75 Act 3 Craftable.
Biohazard Tower 300
Halloween Party Wall Donut20
Wavy-arm Elder God
Light-up Elder God
The Shinning Maze Donut55
Ancient Ruins


Returning[edit]

Image Name Cost Notes
Spooky Tree 100 Acts 1-3 Craftable.
Dead Tree 100
Jack-o-Lantern 150 Acts 2 and 3 Craftable.
Spooky Wall 200
Wailing Wall 250
Cauldron Donut25
The Grand Pumpkin Donut60
Victorian UFO
Hollow Snake Trunk Donut75
Donut Torture Device Donut80
Rigellian Queen Donut100
Ghost Pirate Airship Donut250


Consumables[edit]

Image Name Content Cost Notes
Crafting Resource Bundle 50, 50, 50, and 50 Smores180
Gummy180
Candy Apple180
25 Formless Terrors 25 Donut10


Gameplay[edit]

Nightmare Spawn and Currency Earning Jobs[edit]

All Acts[edit]

Items[edit]
Item Task Time Nightmare spawned
Pet Cemetery Breeding Bunnies 10h 10 Bunnies
Mausoleum Reviving Skeletons 8h 8 Skeletons
Freakmobile Resurrecting Zombies 12h 12 Disco Zombies
Hollow Snake Trunk Hatching Snakes 12h 12 Snakes
Gate to Nowhere Breaching Reality 24h 24 Random Nightmares


Characters[edit]
Character Task Time Location Currency Earned
Shadow Knight Go On a Killing Spree 12h Visible 12
Ninja Homer Smash Up Flanders House 4h Flanders House 4
Mayan Marge Chant an Ancient Song 8h Simpson House 8
Count Burns Rest in Peace 24h Burns Coffin 24


Act 1 and 2[edit]

Act 1 Guide.
Tell a Scary Story[edit]
Character Task Time Nightmare spawned Currency Earned
Bart Tell a Scary Skeleton Story 4h 4 Skeletons 4
Lisa Tell a Scary Snake Story 4 Snakes
Martin Tell a Scary Zombie Stories 4 Disco Zombies
Milhouse Tell a Scary Rabbit Story 4 Bunnies


Send Youngsters to Make S'mores[edit]
Characters Task Time Nightmare spawned Currency Earned
Milhouse, Database, Hugo, Martin, Todd, Lisa, Nelson, Bart, Ralph, Michael D'Amico, Rod, Janey, Dolph Roast S'mores 4h 2 4
Wizard Martin, Saxophone Lisa, Radioactive Milhouse, Laura Powers, Kearney, Jessica Lovejoy, Squeaky Voice Teen, Gino Underdunk Terwilliger, Jimbo, Greta Wolfcastle, Uter, Shauna 4 8
Sherri and Terri 8 16


Act 2[edit]

Act 2 Guide.
Gather at the Simpson's House[edit]
Characters Task Time Currency Earned
Homer, Marge, Grampa, Luann, Kirk, Holiday Homer Gather at the Simpson's House 8h 24
Marge The Witch, Acorn Kirk 36
Squirrel Luann 60


Unwind With Wine[edit]
Characters Task Time Currency Earned
Homer, Holiday Homer, Carl, Willie, Sea Captain, Lenny Unwind With Wine 2h 6


Have Fun With Cameras[edit]
Characters Task Time Currency Earned
Homer, Holiday Homer, Marge, Cletus, Krusty, Comic Book Guy Have Fun With Cameras 4h 12
Marge The Witch 18


Play With Food[edit]
Characters Task Time Currency Earned
Homer, Holiday Homer, Skinner, Comic Book Guy, Wiggum, Quimby Play With Food 60m 3


Characters[edit]
Character Task Time Location Spawn
Mr. Burns Read From the Necronomicon 4h Sepulcher of Evil 3 Random Nightmares


Act 3[edit]

Act 3 Guide.
Fight M'nthster[edit]
Characters Task Time Blows dealt to M'nthster Currency Earned
Bart, Clockwork Bart, Milhouse, Martin, Lisa Be Aggressively Festive 4h 1 or 2 4
Radioactive Milhouse, Wizard Martin, Saxophone Lisa 2, 3 or 4 8


Hunt Nightmares[edit]
Characters Task Time Nightmare spawned
Bart, Clockwork Bart, Database Hunt Nightmares Till November 5th 8pm GMT update: 8h
After November 5th 8pm GMT update: 4h
2
Gino Underdunk Terwilliger, Laura Powers 4
Sherri and Terri 8
Milhouse, Radioactive Milhouse, Ralph, Rod, Todd 2
Shauna, Jessica Lovejoy, Uter 4
Martin, Wizard Martin, Michael D'Amico 2
Kearney, Greta Wolfcastle, Jimbo, Squeaky Voice Teen 4
Lisa, Saxophone Lisa, Hugo, Nelson, Dolph, Janey 2


Defeating M'nthster[edit]
Attack Reward
Every hit at flying M'nthster 5
Defeating flying M'nthster with him landing on Spooky Campfire 200
Defeating him at the Spooky Campfire 300
Every hit at the Sunken Temple 10


Characters[edit]
Character Task Time Location Spawn
Mr. Burns Read From the Necronomicon 4h Sepulcher of Evil 3 Star Spawns


Spooky Campfire Level Up[edit]

Level Nightmares to tap
2 and every 4 after it 200 Disco Zombies squished.
3 and every 4 after it 200 Snakes squished.
4 and every 4 after it 200 Bunnies squished.
5 and every 4 after it 200 Skeletons squished.


Every level upgrade, the player received a 5% increase to the Nightmares (Act 1 and 2)/Star Spawns (Act 3) spawn rate and a new decoration. After level 41 the rate stopped increasing.

Decorations[edit]

Image Name Cost
Bramble Hedge [x5] Level 2, every 2 level.
Spooky Shed Level 3, every 4 level.
Spooky Tent Level 5, every 4 level.


Shopkeeper's Challenges[edit]

Unlock Day Task Time Location Reward
October 12th at 7am (8am DST) Local Time to October 19th at 7am (8am DST) Local Time
10/12 Tell a Scary Story at the Spooky Campfire [x4] 4h Spooky Campfire 100
10/13 Squish Zombies [x30] 100
10/14 Make Youngsters Make S'mores [x15] 4h Spooky Campfire 50 50
10/15 Craft a Prize 100
10/16 Squish Snakes [x100] 100
Complete all week's Challenges Total: 4x4h + 15x4h Donut20
October 19th at 7am (8am DST) Local Time to October 26th at 7am (8am DST) Local Time
10/19 Upgrade the Spooky Campfire 100
10/20 Make Hugo Make S'mores 4h Spooky Campfire 100
10/21 Squish Skeletons [x30] 100
10/22 Craft a Prize 100
10/23 Tell a Scary Story at the Spooky Campfire [x4] 4h Spooky Campfire 50 50
Complete all week's Challenges Total: 1x4h + 4x4h Donut20
October 26th at 7am (8am DST) Local Time to November 2nd at 7am (8am DST) Local Time
10/26 Squish Skeletons [x30] 100
10/27 Have Fun With Cameras [x5] 4h Kill-E-Mart 50 50
10/28 Tell a Scary Story at the Spooky Campfire [x4] 4h Spooky Campfire 100
10/29 Squish Zombies [x30] 100
10/30 Gather at the Simpson's House [x5] 8h Scream-son House 100
Complete all week's Challenges Total: 5x4h + 4x4h + 5x8h Donut20
November 2nd at 7am (8am DST) Local Time to November 9th at 7am (8am DST) Local Time
11/2 Squish Snakes [x30] 100
11/3 Upgrade the Spooky Campfire 100
11/4 Squish Bunnies [x30] 100
11/5 Craft a Prize 5050
11/6 Make Youngsters Hunt Nightmares [x15] 4h Brown House 50
Complete all week's Challenges Total: 15x8h Donut20
November 9th at 7am (8am DST) Local Time to November 15th at 7am (8am DST) Local Time
11/9 Squish Skeletons [x30] 100
11/10 Defeat M'nthster at the Sunken Temple Sunken Temple 50 50
11/11 Squish Star Spawn [x10] 100
11/12 Make Youngsters Hunt Nightmares [x15] 4h Brown House 100
11/13 Squish Zombies [x30] 100
Complete all week's Challenges Total: 15x8h Donut20


Crafting[edit]

The Crafting menu.
Image Item Cost
Acts 1-3
Hugo 900 + 900
Spooky House 500
Spooky Grove 300
The Impossible Tower 300
Spooky Tree 100
Dead Tree 100
Act 2 and 3
Kodos 250 + 250
Halloween Balloons 300
Wailing Wall 250
Spooky Wall 200
Jack-o-Lantern 150
Available after starting The Springfield Horror Pt. 3
Moe's Terror 500
Kill-E-Mart 500
Krusty Murder 500
Act 3
U.B.O. 900 + 900
Biohazard Wall 75
Biohazard Tower 300


Prizes[edit]

Act 1[edit]

Act 1 Prizes.
Image Name Cost
Crafting Resources: 50, 50, 50, and 50 Smores180
Spooky Cabin Smores540
Pirate Kang Smores2,160
Model Donut Smores5,040
Gate to Nowhere Smores9,270


Act 2[edit]

Act 2 Prizes.
Image Name Cost
Crafting Resources: 50, 50, 50, and 50 Gummy180
Mechanical Ghost Gummy540
Clockwork Bart Gummy2,160
Elder Blimp Gummy5,040
Tenta-Corp HQ Gummy9,270


Act 3[edit]

Act 3 Prizes.
Image Name Cost
Crafting Resources: 50, 50, 50, and 50 Candy Apple180
Apu's Apocalypse Jeep Candy Apple540
Holiday Homer Candy Apple2,160
U.F.P. Candy Apple5,040
Re-Neducation Center Candy Apple9,270


Quests[edit]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
10/6 Act 1 Start
10/6 - 10/20 The Shinning Maze, Ancient Ruins
10/12 House of Evil
10/13 - 10/27 The Raven, Pet Cemetery, Mausoleum, Donut Torture Device, The Grand Pumpkin, Hollow Snake Trunk, Victorian UFO
10/15 - 11/4 Drive-in Theater
10/20 Act 1 End, Act 2 Start, Talking Krusty Doll
10/20 - 11/3 Wavy-arm Elder God, Halloween Party Wall, Light-up Elder God
10/23 - 10/26 Ghost Pirate Airship
10/27 Fairy Kodos
10/27 - 11/10 Bad Dream House, Cauldron, Freakmobile
11/3 Acorn Kirk, Squirrel Luann
11/4 Act 2 End, Act 3 Start
11/10 Portal to Rigel 7, Heck House, Rigellian Queen
11/11 Devil Flanders, Marge The Witch
11/17 Act 3 End
11/17 - 11/25 Disco Zombie, Star Spawn, Formless Terror
11/19 - 11/25 Helter Skeleter
11/27 Event End


Conform-o-meter impact[edit]

Name Rating Points
Halloween Balloons Consumerism 1
Mechanical Ghost, Elder Blimp 5
Tenta-Corp HQ 10
Spooky Campfire Gluttony 10
Biohazard Wall Obedience 1
Biohazard Tower 5
Re-Neducation Center, Gate to Nowhere 10
Apu's Apocalypse Jeep Righteousness 3
Bramble Hedge Tree-hugging 1
Spooky Grove 5
Spooky Cabin, Spooky Tent 10
Sunken Temple, Spooky Shed Vanity 10
The Impossible Tower 50
U.F.P. 100
Halloween Party Wall Consumerism
Bonus $ and XP
5
0.1%
Light-up Elder God 5
1%
Wavy-arm Elder God Obedience
Bonus $ and XP
10
0.5%
Ancient Ruins 10
2.25%
The Shinning Maze Vanity
Bonus $ and XP
100
2.25%


Gallery[edit]

Other changes made[edit]

October 6 Update (4.17.0 / 4.17.1; "v4_17_THOH2015", "4_17_NewUserPowerUpsTHOH2015")[edit]

  • The app icon, the splash screen, and the ambience music were changed to new ones for the event.
  • A black aura surrounds the screen.
  • A new Leaderboard was added for the event.
  • The town landing point was moved to the Spooky Campfire.
  • Friend visit's icon was changed to Radioactive Milhouse and Clockwork Bart.
  • Monorail Tracks overlay was changed.
  • Kwik-E-Mart, Krusty Burger, and Moe's Tavern were added to the Businesses Visitable group.
  • Flanders The Devil no longer requires The Black Hole Pt. 4 to be completed, instead requires Level 6 and not having done the quest.
  • Bad Dream House questline is restarted for those that already completed it.
  • Placing the Victorian UFO now yields XP200, cost changed from Donut35 to Donut60.
  • Freakmobile cost changed from Donut35 to Donut60.
  • Just the Two of Us now requires Kang and Kodos to be active.
  • The Day Springfield Stood Still now requires Kodos's Crashed UFO and for Act 1 of the Treehouse of Horror 2015 to be active.
  • Placing Rigellian Queen now yields XP100 and costs Donut100.
  • Placing Donut Torture Device now yields XP80 and costs Donut80.
  • Placing The Grand Pumpin now yields XP60 and costs Donut60.
  • If You Can't Beat Em, Hilarium now requires Kang and/or Kodos.
  • Tree-hugging decorations, rivers, and Springfield Falls changed to Halloween look.
  • The unreleased Hide/Show All icon was added, enabling hiding the Hide items list in Edit mode.
  • Ninja Homer's Smash Up Flanders House (4h) now yields 4.
  • Count Burns' Rest in Peace (24h) now yields 24.
  • Mayan Marge's Chant an Ancient Song (8h) now yields 8.
  • Shadow Knight's Go on a Killing Spree (12h) now yields 12.
  • Pet Cemetery's job changed to Breeding Bunnies and now spawns 10 Bunnies every 10h.
  • Mausoleum's job changed to Reviving Skeletons and now spawns 8 Skeletons every 8h.
  • Freakmobile's job changed to Resurrecting Zombies and now spawns 12 Disco Zombies every 12h.
  • Hollow Snake Trunk now spawns 12 Snakes every 12h.
  • The Daily Play Combo was changed to yield event currency.

October 7 Update ("4_17_THOH2015_Patch1_PostLaunch")[edit]

  • Fixed The Call of the Campfire Pt. 3 not completing.

October 16 Update ("v4_17_THOH2015_Patch3_PostLaunch", Server Update)[edit]

  • The looping campfire upgrade quests no longer require each other to start and now set a value to check what upgrade quest was active last.
  • The crafting cost for Moe's Terror, Kill-E-Mart, and Krusty Murder changed from 250 to 500.

November 5 Update (8pm GMT Server Update)[edit]

  • Hunt Nightmares time was halved from 8 hours to 4 hours.

November 17 Update (4.17.6,"v4_17_THOH2015_Takedown")[edit]

  • The app icon, splash screen, friend visit's icon, and ambience music were changed back to non-event ones.
  • The black aura surrounding the screen was removed.
  • Event's Leaderboard was removed.
  • The town landing point was restored to town center.
  • Fairy Kodos' "Secret Glitter Onto Magic Wand" was changed to "Secrete Glitter Onto Magic Wand".
  • Bad Dream House, It Blows, and Elf Home were added to the buildings group Pays Taxes.
  • The raised chance of Sideshow Bob spawning is now linked to owning the Bob's Victorian House instead of having purchased it.
  • Tell a Scary Story is now permanent at the Spooky Campfire and yields $175 and 45 XP.
  • Read from the Necronomicon at the Sepulcher of Evil doesn't spawn any more nightmares.
  • Higher Class of Politics Pt. 3 now requires reward to be collected to continue the dialogue.
  • Pet Disco Zombie, Formless Terror, and Star Spawn were added to the shop until November 25 at 8am GMT, and a new character collection was added: "Treehouse of Horror XXVI Nightmares". Pet Skeleton is unreleased.
  • Spooky Campfire can now be stored but can't be leveled up anymore; instead, it shows the reached level.
  • Sunken Temple can now be stored, and when tapped it makes M'nthster appear and disappear with a water pillar.
  • My Brother's Keeper doesn't require A Proper Rigellian Thanksgiving Pt. 3 to be completed.
  • Fixed a possible bug in Fission Impossible Pt. 3.
  • Squirrel Luann's Show Off Her Squirrel Costume is now permanent and premium.
  • Early Squirrel Gets the Nut Pt. 2 no longer requires Luann if the user hasn't unlocked her, instead having Kirk "Painfully Get His Costume Glued to His Groin".
  • The Impossible Tower can't be placed in Krustyland anymore.
  • Midgalaxy Crisis doesn't require A Proper Rigellian Thanksgiving Pt. 1 to be completed anymore.
  • Pet Cemetery, Mausoleum, Freakmobile, and Hollow Snake Trunk's nightmare spawning jobs were removed.
  • Adult jobs at Scream-son House, Kill-E-Mart, Krusty Murder, and Moe's Tavern, and kid jobs at Brown House were removed.
  • Tell a Scary Story now rewards Cash90 and XP10.
  • Gate to Nowhere's job "Breaching Reality" job now yields Cash300 and XP30 every 24 hours.
  • The glitch that allowed some items (like The Impossible Tower) to be placeable on the Ocean and on Roads has been fixed.
  • Apu's "Set Up the Halloween Display" is now active until the Treehouse of Horror 2015's quest kill date, November 27, along with the other jobs from the Halloween of Horror tie-in.
  • Clockwork Bart, Wizard Martin, Saxophone Lisa, Radioactive Milhouse, Holiday Homer, Fairy Kodos, and Pirate Kang's jobs were changed and the temporary ones are now permanent:
Character or Skin Job Old Time New Time
Clockwork Bart Drink Milk Plus 4h 60m
Ultra Prank Skinner 60m 12h
Wizard Martin Ace an Online Fantasy Trivia Test 4h 60m
Search for Adventuring Companions 4h 8h
Search for Friends Online 4h 12h
Prove His Worth 4h 24h
Saxophone Lisa Play a Saxophone Solo at Springfield Elementary 4h 60m
Play a Saxophone Solo at Town Hall 4h 8h
Play Street Music 4h 12h
Play a Saxophone Solo 4h 24h
Fairy Kodos Spread Glitter Around Town 24h 4h
Holiday Homer Hop Around Town 3h 4h
Pirate Kang Research Somali Pirates 4h 60m
Pirate a Ship 4h 12h
Radioactive Milhouse Stand Up to Bullies 3h 4h


  • Clockwork Bart, Radioactive Milhouse, Holiday Homer, Acorn Kirk, Squirrel Luann, Fairy Kodos, Pirate Kang, Kang and Kodos have new jobs:
Character or Skin Job Time Location
Clockwork Bart Ultra Prank Call Moe's Tavern 8h Simpson House
Talk With An Annoying Accent 24h Visible at Homes
Fairy Kodos Secret Glitter Onto Magic Wand 60m Brown House
Refine Flirting Techniques 12h Moe's Tavern
Observe Cinematic Fairy Performances 24h Brown House
Holiday Homer Eat a Festive Medley 8h Simpson House
Celebrate Oktoberfest 12h Moe's Tavern
Nap for Labor Day 24h Simpson House
Pirate Kang Find Where the Rum Went 24h Moe's Tavern
Radioactive Milhouse Pose for Cosplay Photos 8h Visible
Heroically Look in the Mirror 12h Van Houten House
Squirrel Luann Take an Empowered Selfie 60m
Blog About Feminism 12h
Zumba Her Tail Off 24h
Acorn Kirk Enjoy the Breeze 60m
Take a Bathroom Selfie 4h
Pose For a Police Lineup 12h Police Station
Kang and Kodos Take a Break from Reality 10h Gate To Nowhere


Sources[edit]

  • Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information