Many in Southern Illinois were treated to a spooky Halloween this year, but some dug a little deeper.
The Saline Creek Pioneer and Village Museum hosted a night at the museum to give people a bone chilling look into some of the horrific stories of the region's past.
Visitors learned of the Pauper House and took a glimpse into the life of a river pirate named Samuel Mason.
While these stories were filled with scares, the tour still had one trick to treat the tour goers with.
The museum is home to a few jail cells that were originally in Harrisburg.
While appearing to be normal, these cells housed the spirits of those who had been locked inside with some even dying within.
The museum is a village depicting the era of 1800 to 1840 including a blockhouse, a Quaker church, a post office, a saddlebag cabin, a barn with a threshing floor, a school, and a jail.
The Pauper cemetery is adjacent to the site and contains markers with records dating back to 1849.
The poor as well as murder victims and unknown vagrants were buried there, adding up to over 260 graves.
Only a small portion of the grounds were explored during the haunted tours but a full look can be booked on the Saline County Historical Society Facebook Page.
