Joe Castro
Director, Producer, and Special Effects Artist, Joe Castro was born in San Antonio, Texas and began his career at age 15 when he was hired to create special effects make-up for a PBS affiliate and graduated to writing and directing his own feature films. Altogether, Joe has won over 46 awards in producing, directing, and creating special effects. Since teaming with his partner, Steven Escobar, Castro has Produced, Written & Directed 16 feature films.
Hell's Highway
(Guard)
The Horror We Make
(Self)
The Once and Future Smash
(Blaze Pauling)
Scalper
(Father Burman)
I Am Worthless
That's a Wrap
(Cop #2)
The Summer of Massacre
(Michael Rose)
Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam
(Dr. Carnage)
Tin Roof
(Sheriff Denny Majors)
Name the Demon
(Father Noah Marcus)
Personal Demons
(Asylum Doctor)
Tip
(Thomas / Pedro)
The Jackhammer Massacre
(Director)
The Jackhammer Massacre
(Writer)
Terror Toons
(Producer)
Terror Toons 2
(Writer)
Near Death
(Producer)
Maniacal
(Director)
The Zombie Chronicles
(Special Effects)
Terror Toons
(Special Effects)
Terror Toons 2
(Director)
Terror Toons 2
(Special Effects)
Blood Sisters
(Special Effects)
Near Death
(Director)
Blood Sisters
(Director)
Terror Toons
(Director)
Teenage Exorcist
(Makeup Artist)
Teenage Exorcist
(Special Effects)
The Jackhammer Massacre
(Producer)
Ceremony
(Writer)
Ceremony
(Director)
The Young, the Gay and the Restless
(Director)
Legend of the Chupacabra
(Director)
The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
(Special Effects)
Butchered
(Director)
The Beast Inside
(Visual Effects)
Hell's Highway
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Hell's Highway
(Special Effects Coordinator)
The Mutilator 2
(Special Effects)
Clownado
(Thanks)
Hexatic Phase
(Special Effects)
FrankenFake
(Director)
Evil Toons
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Demon's Kiss
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Near Death
(Art Direction)
Maniacal
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Butchered
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Near Death
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Legend of the Chupacabra
(Producer)
Near Death
(Special Effects)
Legend of the Chupacabra
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Ceremony
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Ceremony
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Maniacal
(Special Effects)
Terror Toons
(Story)
Terror Toons 2
(Producer)
Terror Toons 4
(Director)
Terror Toons 3
(Editor)
Terror Toons 2
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Terror Toons 3
(Creature Design)
Terror Toons 3
(Executive Producer)
Terror Toons 4
(Producer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Makeup Effects Designer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Writer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Special Effects Coordinator)
The Summer of Massacre
(Producer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Prosthetic Designer)
That's a Wrap
(Special Effects)
Terror Toons 3
(Director)
Terror Toons 3
(Writer)
Porn of the Dead
(Makeup Artist)
Butchered
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
The Summer of Massacre
(Director)
Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
(Special Effects)
Maya
(Special Effects)
The Amityville Harvest
(Special Effects)
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Bleed
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Clowning
(Special Effects)
RoboWoman
(Special Effects)
Appetite for Sin
(Special Effects)
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
(Special Effects)
Another Gay Movie
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Driller
(Special Effects Coordinator)
The Jackhammer Massacre
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Nation's Fire
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Demonicus
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Vampz
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
The Wailer
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Tin Roof
(Special Effects Supervisor)
Personal Demons
(Producer)
Terror Toons 1.5
(Director)
Lake Michigan Monster
(Creature Design)
Evil Unleashed
(Special Effects)
Evil Unleashed
(Screenplay)
Evil Unleashed
(Director)
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
(Makeup Effects)
Half-Cocked
(Visual Effects Editor)
Half-Cocked
(Special Effects Supervisor)
RoboWoman
(Special Effects Key Makeup Artist)
The Haunting of La Llorona
(Special Effects)
L.A. Zombie
(Special Effects)
L.A. Zombie
(Makeup Artist)
Xenophobia
(Director)
It Wants Blood!
(Second Unit Director)
It Wants Blood!
(Creature Design)
Xenophobia
(Screenplay)
Xenophobia
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Xenophobia
(Producer)
Xenophobia
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Abominable
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
The Young, the Gay and the Restless
(Writer)
Elf in the Hood
(Prosthetics)
Elf in the Hood
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Lady Parts
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Campfire Tales
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Maya
(Special Effects)
The Blue Drum
(Prop Designer)