The Sims 3: Supernatural gives franchise fans a chance to play as bizarre and legendary creatures who have more recently invaded pop-culture. Last time we spoke with EA about Supernatural we got the latest details on what it's like to play as a werewolf. This time, we present new information, along with quotes directly from Assistant Producer, Argus Hulin, on how fairy and zombie gameplay works.

Winged-demons or Gracious Godmothers?

Like werewolves, you can go into Create a Sim and make a fairy right from the start. Here you can determine everything from your fairy's skin tone to their ear and wing shape. And if you decide not to make your sim a fairy but later decide you'd really love to get some of those sweet wings, EA assures there's a way to do that through gameplay.

Inspiration for fairies, according to Hulin, comes from, "hundreds of fairy tales from around the world as well as from more recent pop culture references." More specifically, they sound like an amalgamation of the kind and benevolent fairies from, say, Cinderella, and the more trickster-like fairies represented by Tinkerbell in Peter Pan. A kind-hearted fairy could grant bonuses to your fellow sims' skills and moods via auras accumulated by basking in moonlight. Additionally, such a fairy could use their natural predisposition for nature to grow plants, creating verdant gardens. Using your abilities can also yield unexpected benefits as your fairy levels up, such as Fairy Repairs, which allows you to shrink and fly inside an object to fix it.

Zombies: They're Out for Your...Brainzzz

If your fairy is in the mood for mischief, then you can trick your fellow sims. Fairies have the ability to distract those around them with gestures, then use either magic or traps to put sims into bad situations. For instance fairies can cast Skivvies on a sim, making them change into their sleepwear. Tricks aren't just for visual effect, either, since performing them unlocks new ones and helps your fairy work towards achievements and lifetime goals. Though potential tricksters should beware being too brazen, since some savvy sims will set up counters that will actually reverse the trick onto the fairy. It should also be noted that all fairies have to use a finite pool of magic, which they can replenish either by giving it time to recharge or by crafting an elixir at an alchemy station.Zombies are a unique addition to The Sims 3: Supernatural. Unlike werewolves, vampires or fairies, you can't choose for your sim to start out as one of the undead. Instead, you have to either be bitten by one of their number or concoct an elixir to transform your sim.An undead encounter can occur in a couple of different ways. You can summon one of the ghouls if you're a witch, but otherwise you'll have to wait until they appear during a full moon. During this time you or any other sim out in the world can be bitten, which can create unexpected combinations like zombie fairies or zombie werewolves. If you want to ditch the effects of zombieism, you'll need to craft cure elixirs through alchemy or, if you're a fairy, use a bit of Fairy Dust on them (though EA warns that too much Fairy Dust can result in...unwanted effects).To rid yourself of zombies you could also take more immediate steps...if you pre-order. Since EA acquired developer PopCap a year or so ago, they've decided to incentivize pre-orders by offering a gift of a Plants vs. Zombies Peashooter. This object can be placed on your lawn to ward off zombies, shooting peas at them to knock them out. Pre-ordering also nets you some iconic PvZ items like traffic cones that you can dress zombies with.If you want to live out your own zombie apocalypse or fairy godmother fantasies you can do so when The Sims 3: Supernatural launches this September. Check back regularly on IGN for more updates and news about EA's The Sims franchise.

Anthony Gallegos is an Editor on IGN's PC team. He enjoys scaring the crap out of himself with horror games and then releasing some steam in shooters like Blacklight and Tribes. You can follow him on Twitter and on IGN