NewsOctober 20, 2018

Members of the Macke family operate the Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

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.
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.
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.
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.
The butcher's shop is seen on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
The butcher's shop is seen on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
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.
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.
Masks rest on a table as actors begin to arrive Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
Masks rest on a table as actors begin to arrive Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A mannequin head stares blankly ahead as it rests on a countertop Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
A mannequin head stares blankly ahead as it rests on a countertop Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
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.
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.
A cloaked figure walks through a dark hallway Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
A cloaked figure walks through a dark hallway Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
A spring-loaded baby doll launches up from a crib in a scene Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
A spring-loaded baby doll launches up from a crib in a scene Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
Mannequins sit inside the doorway to a hospital scene on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, inside the Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
Mannequins sit inside the doorway to a hospital scene on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, inside the Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
An actor creates sparks to scare guests inside the Tool Shed building Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
An actor creates sparks to scare guests inside the Tool Shed building Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
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.
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.
A mannequin sits behind a grindstone inside the Tool Shed building on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
A mannequin sits behind a grindstone inside the Tool Shed building on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town.
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Members of the Macke family operate the Black Forest Haunted Ghost Town on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

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