Shane Bugbee

Who is Shane Bugbee?

Shane Bugbee is an underground artist, publisher, multi-media communicator, filmmaker and event promoter.

He has been criticized for allegedly exploiting the death of Dana Plato of Diff'rent Strokes by releasing a CD recording of her "dying breath".

In 1986 he established Michael Hunt Publishing, later publishing cartoonist Mike Diana.

In 1992 Bugbee became an agent of Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy art, eventually publishing Gacy's bio "A Question of Doubt".

A self proclaimed expert in the subject of Serial Killers, Bugbee has spoken extensively on the subject, even touring a collection of artifacts including Ed Geins tombstone. These "side show" style speaking engagements have drawn criticism as exploitive and over the edge. Salem, Ma. Mayor Stanley Usovicz tried to stop one event, calling it "an outrage" after Bugbee displayed Ed Gein's truck in the center of Salem's downtown area.

In 1997 Bugbee and his wife Amy organized "The Expo of the Extreme", a three day event featuring bands, artists, films, petty criminals, and porn stars. The second installment of "The Expo Of The Extreme" in 1999, was to include Dana Plato as the hostess of an event highlighting Motörhead and Fang, but she died just weeks before the event from an alleged prescription drug suicide.