A Clinton Township family has turned their passion for Halloween into a force for good, creating a homemade haunted house that raises money for diabetes research while delivering spine-tingling scares to visitors.

Jeff Wirick has spent 12 years perfecting his haunted attraction at 22943 Phelps Street in Clinton Township, driven by a lifelong love of frightening people that dates back to his childhood.

"My passion for scaring is my driving force behind this haunted house," Wirick said. "Ever since I was a little kid, I used to scare my mom all the time."

Wirick bought his current house specifically to accommodate his elaborate Halloween setup, which takes over the family's acre of land each October. His girlfriend of five years, Jess Johnson, shares his enthusiasm for the holiday, though

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