Screams Ice Cream

The ice cream store has moved out of the Halloween shop and into the shop next door. The ice cream is always delicious, and the staff is friendly as hell. ;-)

Visited here last fall, it’s a nice ice cream parlor/​gift shop in Hell. The staff was super friendly, even gave my son a giant thing of gummy worms, when they found out he’s allergic to dairy. It’s things like that you really remember. The gift shop was nice, we got a tacky melted snowman snow globe. There’s couple photo ops in the parking lot. Other then that there’s not much else to do in Hell. But at least you can say you’ve been to Hell and back.

Our motorcycle trip to Hell was a beautiful ride. But we were disappointed to find that Screams is now gift /​novelty shop and no longer serves ice cream. If you want ice cream you have to go next door to the general store for that. On our visit the freezer for the hand dipped ice cream was broken and the coffin was not set-​up. The general store is not decorated in Halloween style either. We visited the Dam Site Inn for an early dinner and almost didn’t go in because we thought it might have turned into a biker bar or biker club, it didn’t look family friendly at all. We risked it anyway (we were hungery) and went in. The food was great but the place needs to be updated or cleaned at the very least. I was confused is it a bar or a restuarant? This was our second visit to Hell and so much has changed. The whole reason to visit was Screams and now that unique novelty of the place is lost. We were sadly disappointed and it’s safe to say that it will be a cold day in «Hell» before we will ever return there again.

We really enjoyed our trip to Hell (how strange is it writing that?!!)
It’s not much, about 3 houses, the Hell dam
(which does freeze over and people were ice fishing on)
a cute chapel which couples were getting married at
(If you get married in Hell, it can only get better) and the best ice cream ever!
They have a large sundae bar in a coffin that you can load with all kinds of creepty toppings for 99 cent!
Where else can you get a gut busting sundae for less than a buck?
Only in Hell…
The people there and quiky and charming and obviously love it here, crack jokes and made the trip here a blast.
One of those things you have to see, a fun day trip for the family.

A novelty in Hell, Michigan (mailing address is Pinckney, MI).
Make sure to check out everything in the store. Lots of Halloween items and Hell, MI t-​shirts. Fun place. Good ice cream. Friendly service. Where else can you laugh when someone says, «Welcome to Hell!» ?
Very scenic area, hilly, lots of trees, horse farms. Right next store is the Hell country store with post office. Anything you mail from there will be postmarked, «I’ve been through HELL, MI.» I sent my friends Halloween cards from there last year and that was a real hit with them.

After eating lunch at the Dam Site Inn, my family and I went to get some ice cream at Screams! I loved this place, they have Halloween stuff everywhere and the ice cream was excellent!!! We also bought some tshirts and souvenirs! They have an 18 hole putt putt behind the parlor also! If you are ever passing through Hell, MI. and love Halloween like I do, make sure to stop in this place. You won’t be disappointed!

Neat ice cream store. After dinner at the Dam Site Inn we arrived at Screams with 34 people. We had contacted them in advance that we were coming and they treated us great. Every one enjoyed the store and needless to say the ice cream. As you can see by the rating I gave it the place is great

This was my fourth time to Hell, but first time to Scream’s. The first thing you’ll notice when you walk in is either the big coffin full of ice cream toppings or the combination smell of an ice cream and kitschy souvenirs which, to me, is quite intoxicating. Bath soaps should come in this scent.
A freshly made waffle cone with three scoops will cost just over $ 4. However, the topping coffin will cost you extra change I believe (which contains peanuts, m&m’s, crushed oreos and a few other things), which is probably worth it since it doesn’t seem to have a limit as to how much you can load up on. What’s really cool is the wet naps. They’re *actually* wet!
They have a pretty cool Halloween tree (hanging upside-​down) along with tons of Halloween themed items for sale. They even sell… ghost – ahem… ghost poop. Uh-​huh.
Oh, yeah! The ice cream was some pretty great stuff!
(They accept debit/​credit for transactions over $ 4 or $ 5.)

I absolutely adore this place. Granted, I like tacky little tourist traps, but Screams Ice Cream from Hell is one of the best Michigan has to offer. It’s a relatively quick (and lovely if it’s autumn) drive from Ann Arbor. You’ll be driving down a winding road, then BAM! There it is: a party store, Screams, and Dam Site Inn.
Screams is a real hoot. Outside, you’ll find little picture-​pose stands where you can be a «lil devil from Hell,» bigfoot, a multi-​headed monster, etc. There’s also a wedding chapel (which looks like it was made exclusively for little people), a tiki bonfire, and OH YEAH, a Dam. There’s apparently a putt-​putt course too, but it looks pretty pathetic and I’m not even sure if it’s open. Inside, you’ll find a «creamatory» (yuk yuk!) with very huge and very delicious death-​themed ice cream treats! I recommend the Gravedigger Sundae. And you’ll find all the toppings in a «condiment casket.» Silly signs like «Shoplifters will have HELL to pay» are posted all around.
Now, I love Halloween more than any other holiday and celebrate the whole month of October. What I absolutely love about Screams is that it’s not just a themed ice cream parlor and it’s not just a kitschy gift shop. It’s actually a year-​round Halloween store! And yes, THAT is exactly what was missing from my life. Not only is all the HELL merch (beer glasses, shot glasses, t-​shirts, keychains, license plates) amusing and fun, but they have all sorts of Halloween décor!
The lines are long for both ice cream and to buy junk, especially on Saturday, but the staff is all very friendly and helpful. I had the most surreal day at Screams last Fall. It was a Saturday and it was packed. The customers were split between loads of families with too many kids (apparently Ms. Benatar was right – Hell really is for children), and friendly biker dudes/​chicks (apparently it’s a popular stop for bikers.) In the midst of all of this was Creepy Clyde from Nightmare Sinema, singing the theme song from Spider Baby in the corner of the store. A perfect day.

The ice cream is great and they make the waffle cones fresh. The kitschy gift store is just that.