Person
Joe Castro
Directing · Born 1970-05-17 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Evil Toons
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Appetite for Sin
Special Effects
Xenophobia
Director
Evil Unleashed
Director
Another Gay Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Hexatic Phase
Special Effects
Sincerely Saul
Joe
Bleed
Special Effects Coordinator
Butchered
Director
The Wailer
Special Effects Coordinator
Filmography
- 2025Queen of the RatsSpecial Effects
- 2025DorotheaPedro Montalvo
- 2025Name the DemonFather Noah Marcus
- 2024The Beast InsideVisual Effects
- 2024Elf in the HoodProsthetics
- 2024Sincerely SaulJoe
- 2024Lady PartsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2024H. P. Lovecraft's The Old OnesSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2023Mutilator 2Special Effects
- 2023ClownadoThanks
- 2023The Horror We MakeSelf
- 2023ScalperFather Burman
- 2023Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi SamDr. Carnage
- 2023That's a WrapCop #2
- 2023The Beast Comes At MidnightSpecial Effects
- 2023TipThomas / Pedro
- 2023MayaSpecial Effects
- 2022The Once and Future SmashBlaze Pauling
- 2022Terror Toons 4Man Attacked by Bees
- 2022Appetite for SinSpecial Effects
- 2022MayaSpecial Effects
- 2022The Blue DrumProp Designer
- 2022I Am Worthless
- 2022ClowningSpecial Effects
- 2020The Amityville HarvestSpecial Effects
- 2020Hexatic PhaseSpecial Effects
- 2020The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea PigsSpecial Effects
- 2020AbominableSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2019Half-CockedVisual Effects Editor
- 2019XenophobiaDirector
- 2019The Haunting of La LloronaSpecial Effects
- 2019RoboWomanSpecial Effects
- 2019It Wants Blood!Second Unit Director
- 2019Nation's FireSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2019Iron Sky: The Coming RaceSpecial Effects
- 2018Lake Michigan MonsterCreature Design
- 2018Personal DemonsAsylum Doctor
- 2015Terror Toons 3Creature Design
- 2014FrankenFakeDirector
- 2011The Summer of MassacreMichael Rose
- 2010L.A. ZombieSpecial Effects
- 2008Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!Special Effects Coordinator
- 2007Terror Toons 2Director
- 2006DrillerSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2006The WailerSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2006Another Gay MovieSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2006Porn of the DeadMakeup Artist
- 2006Terror Toons 1.5Director
- 2006The Young, the Gay and the RestlessDirector
- 2004VampzSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2004Near DeathDirector
- 2004The Jackhammer MassacreWriter
- 2003Evil UnleashedDirector
- 2003ManiacalDirector
- 2003Blood SistersDirector
- 2003ButcheredDirector
- 2002BleedSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2002Demon's KissSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2002The Zombie ChroniclesSpecial Effects
- 2002Terror ToonsSpecial Effects
- 2002Wishmaster: The Prophecy FulfilledMakeup Effects
- 2002Hell's HighwayGuard
- 2001DemonicusSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2000Legend of the ChupacabraDirector
- 1997Campfire TalesSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 1994CeremonyWriter
- 1992Evil ToonsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 1991Teenage ExorcistSpecial Effects
- —Tin RoofSheriff Denny Majors
- —Devil's Disciple: The Night StalkerJulian Ramirez
- —Clown Motel 3: 3 Ways to Hell'Jack's in the box' Killer Clown
- —Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s CoilSpecial Effects
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