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Haunted Michigan: Michigan’s Hell House Coming To The Travel Channel

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Haunted Michigan episode, and when I was contacted to talk with Steve Shippy about Michigan’s Hell House, I jumped at the chance….

Haunted Michigan

Haunted Michigan

It's been a while since I've done a Haunted Michigan episode, and when I was contacted to talk with Steve Shippy about Michigan's Hell House, I jumped at the chance. This house is crazy!

He tells me the history of the house, what makes it so energized with spirits, things he's witnessed and a ton more. This is just an appetizer for this Sunday's special on the Travel Channel at 9pm.

I have to thank Steve for the chance to pick his brain about this haunted house, right here in mid-Michigan.

Watch below as Steve fills in more details about Michigan's Hell House....

-Meltdown-

Happy Birthday, Rob Zombie!

It was on this day (January 12, 1965) 56 years ago a Superbeast was born. Help us give a big birthday shout-out to the one and only Rob Zombie! Check out some interesting facts you may or may not know below.

Rob Zombie

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Rob Zombie's birth name is Robert Bartleh Cummings


Rob Zombie

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Rob was a production assistant for the TV show Pee-wee’s Playhouse


Rob Zombie

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Rob’s directorial debut was House of 1000 Corpses, which was supposed to come out in 2000 but the studio cancelled it because of violent themes in the film. Three years later, he got the rights to it and got it released.


Rob Zombie

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The first album Rob bought was an Alice Cooper LP. The first record he ever owned was a seven-inch of the Jackson 5’s “Dancing Machine” that he bought while in kindergarten and played over and over.


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His idols growing up were Alice Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Bela Lugosi, and Stan Lee


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He eloped with Sheri Moon on Halloween 2002


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In 1999, Rob designed a haunted attraction for Universal Studios, which helped revive the amusement park’s annual Halloween Horror Nights attraction


Rob Zombie

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Zombie’s remake of Halloween, which came out in 2007, holds the record for the biggest box-office earner on Labor Day weekend after it earned $30.5 Million


Rob Zombie

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Rob lent his voice to episodes of Spider-Man: The New Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited. He also provided the voice of the Ravager navigator system in Guardians of the Galaxy


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He almost made The Crow 3


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In 2011, Rob directed a horror-themed commercial for the laundry detergent Woolite.


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He wrote and produced his own comic book called The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.


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Rob directs all of his music videos.


Rob Zombie

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His parents were in the carnival circuit.


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He is vegan.

MeltdownEditor
Meltdown started on the mighty WRIF on the evening of Halloween, 1995. Technically, his first on-air shift was the morning of November 1st. Moving to the Motor City from Buffalo, N.Y., he has built a career and family. Over his almost three-decade stint at RIFF, he's had the privilege to work with some of the biggest personalities in Detroit radio history. He boasts of being just the second-afternoon drive jock in the station's illustrious 53-year history. Along with his love for rock music and attending concerts, he's also an avid Harley-Davidson enthusiast and hockey player. He plays year-round and manages to squeeze in a few charity games throughout the year. Meltdown writes about the Detroit Red Wings, rock music, and Detroit concert venues.