Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town

Tyler Macke prepares to enter the Tool Shed building Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, while conducting a preliminary walkthrough of Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town before it opens to guests for the evening. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

A mannequin head stares blankly ahead as it rests on a countertop Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tyler Macke adjusts the wiring on one of his custom-built mechanized mannequins in a hospital scene Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, before Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town opens to guests for the evening. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

A cloaked figure walks through a dark hallway Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

A spring-loaded baby doll launches up from a crib in a scene Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Mannequins sit inside the doorway to a hospital scene on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, inside the Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

An actor creates sparks to scare guests inside the Tool Shed building Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tyler Macke enters the Hillbilly Farm at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, before opening the attraction to guests for the evening. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

A mannequin sits behind a grindstone inside the Tool Shed building on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tyler Macke talks to a coworker over walkie talkie at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, before opening the attraction to guests for the evening. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

The butcher's shop is seen on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Gate attendant Darla Macke, right, straps a doctor's mask onto her son, Cody, as he prepares to scare guests in a hospital scene Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Masks rest on a table as actors begin to arrive Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Katie Loos, left, paints Dean Riley's face as he prepares to serve as a grim reaper Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Black Forest owner Greg Macke has his face painted on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, before serving as one of the Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town grim reapers. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Greg Macke steps out of the dressing room dressed as one of Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town's grim reapers on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, as the haunted attraction opens to guests for the evening. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)