Larratt was best known as the creator, editor, and publisher of BMEzine, an online magazine focusing on extreme body modifications.

The author of multiple books, Larratt was also known for writing openly about his experiences with mental illness and drug abuse.

[2] In middle school Shannon produced a video titled SUCKMORD, which was largely a collage of his work and which centered on themes surrounding death.

[4] In his final year of high school, he claimed to have been allowed to use LSD by a teacher, while creating an art project that incorporated his own blood.

Having seen the consequences of his father's mental illness on the family, Larratt made finding coping mechanisms a priority.