Special Guest Shane Morton
Join us for Culture on 4, a dynamic event series presented by the City of Chattanooga’s Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy in partnership with the Chattanooga Public Library.
Strap in for a wild ride on Saturday, June 21, when we’ll be talking to Shane Morton, FX artist, director, actor, writer and mad scientist of all things ooky and spooky! Known for creating larger than life monsters and props, Shane has been entertaining adults and children alike for over 30 years with special effects for horror films, television shows, music videos and special attractions. A beloved juggernaut in the Atlanta horror scene, Shane is also known as the designer and builder of the Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse attraction and the creator, writer, director, producer and host of The Silver Scream Spookshow film series.
This event is free and open to the public. We will admit attendees on a first come, first serve basis until we reach our seating limit.
About Shane Morton
Shane Morton is the mad scientist behind the Silver Scream FX LAB. At the age of three, Shane saw King Kong (’33), and he has been a monster maker ever since. In over three decades as a professional in the film and horror industries, he has worked with favorites such as Henry Zebrowski, Panos Cosmatos, Dan Fogler, and Rob Zombie. He has designed and built horror attractions all over the country, the Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse being his biggest and best, and he has designed and fabricated interactive art installations from New York City to Hollywood. You can see some of his favorite film work in the indie hits Bad Candy, Dear God No!, and Mandy (he is the creator of the infamous Cheddar Goblin); on television with Adult Swim’s Too Many Cooks and Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell; the indie documentary Sam and Mattie Make a Zombie Movie, and the Twitch phenomenon CLICK SPORT-2.
Shane was also the art director for hit videos by musical acts as varied as Mastodon, Killer Mike, The Black Lips, Orville Peck and the S.H.A.K.E video for Ne-Yo, as well as about 100 others. He has also worked with a wide variety of commercial clients, including special attractions for Six Flags and commercial art direction for major corporations such as McDonalds, Zaxby’s, Mercedes Benz and LEGO.
Shane is also known as the producer, writer, director and lead actor of beloved film series The Silver Scream Spook Show, which has been scaring and entertaining Atlanta and national movie audiences for over 15 years. His most recent work can be seen in Adult Swim’s Yule Log on HBO directed by Casper Kelly and the 2024 independent film Purgatory directed by Matt Servitto.
About the Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy
ACCE offers support to art entrepreneurs and creative businesses through workshops, special events and programs. ACCE works to build upon and expand the cultural ecosystem so that it is sustainable, e suring access to arts and culture throughout the city. ACCE collaborates with businesses, artists, cr atives, arts and cultural organizations to promote and produce events in public spaces. ACCE is dedicated to presenting a wide variety of high quality Public Art by managing the city’s public art program, Public Art Chattanooga.
