• Autumn’s colors are on spectacular display at Mount Jeez near Malabar Farm.

  • This haunting night image of the Ohio State Reformatory sets an eerie tone.

  • The famous sign where Brooks carved his name before hanging himself in the movie Shawshank Redemption.

  • This is the set for Warden Norton’s Office from the movie Shawshank Redemption.

  • Cast members relax between tours at the Haunted Prison.

  • Longtime Mansfield News Journal columnist Ron Simon is memorialized with this bench at one of his favorite haunts, Mount Jeez, overlooking Malabar Farm.

  • The haunted staircase at The Renaissance Theatre.

  • Prison bars are a spooky site at the Ohio State Reformatory.

  • Malabar Farm State Park.

  • Visitors tour the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield.

  • Daniel tames the lions in this carving at Biblewalk in Mansfield.

  • Mary holds the baby Jesus in this carving at Biblewalk in Mansfield.

  • Jesus and his apostles are shown here during the Last Supper at Biblewalk.

  • The Ohio State Reformatory can be a spooky site at night, particularly in the fall.

  • There are all sorts of things to be found behind bars at OSR’s haunting shows.

  • Biblewalk is a popular tourist destination in Mansfield.

  • The freestanding wall of cells is a spooky site, day or night, at the Ohio State Reformatory.

  • A hay ride at Malabar Farm is always a fun adventure for tourists.

  • This owl is shown here at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary.

  • Haunting ain’t easy, even at the Ohio State Reformatory.

  • In a cell at the Ohio State Reformatory was never a good place to be.

  • The freestanding cell block is an impressive site at the Ohio State Reformatory.

  • The architecture is what makes OSR impressive to this day.

  • Visitors brave a haunt at the Ohio State Reformatory.

  • Some of the restoration at the Ohio State Reformatory can be seen in this image.

  • Visitors view the cell blocks at the Ohio State Reformatory.

  • Night time in a cell block is spooky at OSR.

  • Daytime wasn’t exactly a pleasant experience for inmates at OSR.

  • Night is a creepy time at the Ohio State Reformatory.

  • Lots of screams are part of the visit at OSR during October.

  • Lee Tasseff is president of Destination Mansfield-Richland County.