(Brad Davis/The Register-Herald) Jim Oaks, a veteran in the field of creating spooky experiences, looks over some of the props that will be terrifying visitors inside the Beckley Haunted (a.k.a. Exhibition) Coal Mine during preparations Thursday evening. Oaks was the mastermind behind the haunted mine during its first years in 1999, 2000 and 2001, returning this year to contribute once again. The Haunted Mine opens this evening at 6:00 p.m. and will include local performers from Theatre West Virginia and Woodrow Wilson High School.