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)
Terror Toons 4
(Man Attacked by Bees)
Sincerely Saul
(Joe)
Dorothea
(Pedro Montalvo)
The Jackhammer Massacre
(Director)
The Jackhammer Massacre
(Writer)
The Zombie Chronicles
(Special Effects)
Terror Toons
(Director)
Terror Toons
(Special Effects)
Terror Toons
(Producer)
Terror Toons 2
(Director)
Terror Toons 2
(Writer)
Terror Toons 2
(Special Effects)
Blood Sisters
(Director)
Blood Sisters
(Special Effects)
Maniacal
(Director)
Near Death
(Director)
Near Death
(Producer)
Teenage Exorcist
(Special Effects)
Teenage Exorcist
(Makeup Artist)
The Jackhammer Massacre
(Producer)
Ceremony
(Director)
Ceremony
(Writer)
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)
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)
Legend of the Chupacabra
(Producer)
Legend of the Chupacabra
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Ceremony
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Ceremony
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Near Death
(Art Direction)
Near Death
(Special Effects)
Near Death
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Butchered
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Maniacal
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Maniacal
(Special Effects)
Terror Toons 3
(Executive Producer)
Terror Toons 3
(Editor)
Terror Toons 3
(Creature Design)
Terror Toons
(Story)
Terror Toons 2
(Producer)
Terror Toons 2
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Terror Toons 4
(Director)
Terror Toons 4
(Producer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Writer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Producer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Makeup Effects Designer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Prosthetic Designer)
The Summer of Massacre
(Special Effects Coordinator)
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)
Appetite for Sin
(Special Effects)
Maya
(Special Effects)
Clowning
(Special Effects)
The Amityville Harvest
(Special Effects)
RoboWoman
(Special Effects)
Nation's Fire
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
(Special Effects)
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Driller
(Special Effects Coordinator)
The Wailer
(Special Effects Coordinator)
The Jackhammer Massacre
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Vampz
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Another Gay Movie
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Bleed
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Demonicus
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Tin Roof
(Special Effects Supervisor)
Personal Demons
(Producer)
Terror Toons 1.5
(Director)
Lake Michigan Monster
(Creature Design)
Evil Unleashed
(Director)
Evil Unleashed
(Screenplay)
Evil Unleashed
(Special Effects)
Half-Cocked
(Visual Effects Editor)
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
(Makeup Effects)
Half-Cocked
(Special Effects Supervisor)
RoboWoman
(Special Effects Key Makeup Artist)
The Haunting of La Llorona
(Special Effects)
L.A. Zombie
(Makeup Artist)
L.A. Zombie
(Special Effects)
Xenophobia
(Director)
It Wants Blood!
(Creature Design)
It Wants Blood!
(Second Unit Director)
Xenophobia
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Xenophobia
(Producer)
Xenophobia
(Screenplay)
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)
Queen of the Rats
(Special Effects)
The Beast Comes At Midnight
(Special Effects)