Sometimes recognized as the man with caskets on top of his van, Decatur resident Shane Morton wears many monstrous hats.

Morton is a visual effects makeup artist who owns Silver Scream FX Lab based in Atlanta and has also hosted the Silver Scream Spook Show as Professor Morte at the Plaza Theatre for 18 years.

Morton has recently had success working on numerous projects, including “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell,” “Mandy” and the Adult Swim viral short “Too Many Cooks.” While not currently working with any formal visual effects or makeup unions, Morton has found consistent work doing what he loves. 

“It’s all I do,” Morton said. “All I do is make monsters, do paintings of monsters, illustrate monsters and I’ve managed to turn my dream into my reality.”

Professor Morte’s Spook Show features a 30-minute live stage show involving magic tricks, dancing girls, jokes, spectacles and frights followed by a classic horror film.