A visit to the funeral parlour is an emotional and sometimes disturbing experience. The pungent smell of antiseptic and the sombre faces of the staff make you want to leave as fast as you can.
But as you turn away from the cold, pale faces, spare a thought for the many people whose work brings them into daily contact with the dead. For these professionals, every day is Halloween.
Philip Swan-Lip Beh has worked as a forensic pathologist since 1982. The 49-year-old spends his days in morgues and at the scenes of accidents and crimes.
Carrying out autopsies is one of Dr Beh's duties. To determine the cause of death, he needs to examine wounds on the body, and take blood and tissue samples to check whether the victim was poisoned.
Seeing horrifying images is a daily part of his job.
'Sometimes, the bodies are in a pretty bad shape. They may be the bloated bodies of drowned people or rotten corpses of victims who have been dead for a long time,' he said.