Your guide to Salem haunts this Halloween 

From clowns to dolls to mysterious cults, the local frights are in full swing. Face off with a clown at the haunted fairgrounds, join a real ghost investigation in a historic theater or explore vacant former prison cells in Salem this Halloween. 

Salem’s Tormented Illusion has turned the former Mill Creek Correctional Facility into a double haunted house attraction: a virtual reality experience and a phobias-themed horror show. The houses are…