Joe Castro
Born: 1970-05-17 in San Antonio, Texas, USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Dorothea as Pedro Montalvo
- Name the Demon as Father Noah Marcus
- Queen of the Rats ... (Special Effects)
2024
- Sincerely Saul as Joe
- H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Beast Inside ... (Visual Effects)
- Elf in the Hood ... (Prosthetics)
- Lady Parts ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2023
- Tip as Thomas / Pedro
- That's a Wrap as Cop #2
- Mutilator 2 ... (Special Effects)
- Maya ... (Special Effects)
- Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam as Dr. Carnage
- Clownado ... (Thanks)
- Scalper as Father Burman
- The Horror We Make as Self
- The Beast Comes At Midnight ... (Special Effects)
2022
- Appetite for Sin ... (Special Effects)
- I Am Worthless
- The Blue Drum ... (Prop Designer)
- Terror Toons 4 as Man Attacked by Bees
- The Once and Future Smash as Blaze Pauling
- Clowning ... (Special Effects)
- Maya ... (Special Effects)
2020
- Hexatic Phase ... (Special Effects)
- The Amityville Harvest ... (Special Effects)
- The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs ... (Special Effects)
- Abominable ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2019
- Iron Sky: The Coming Race ... (Special Effects)
- Xenophobia ... (Director)
- Nation's Fire ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- It Wants Blood! ... (Second Unit Director)
- RoboWoman ... (Special Effects)
- The Haunting of La Llorona ... (Special Effects)
- Half-Cocked ... (Visual Effects Editor)
2018
- Lake Michigan Monster ... (Creature Design)
- Personal Demons as Asylum Doctor
2015
- Terror Toons 3 ... (Creature Design)
2014
- FrankenFake ... (Director)
2011
- The Summer of Massacre as Michael Rose
2010
- L.A. Zombie ... (Special Effects)
2008
- Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
2007
- Terror Toons 2 ... (Director)
2006
- Another Gay Movie ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- The Wailer ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- Terror Toons 1.5 ... (Director)
- Driller ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- The Young, the Gay and the Restless ... (Director)
- Porn of the Dead ... (Makeup Artist)
2004
- Vampz ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Near Death ... (Director)
- The Jackhammer Massacre ... (Writer)
2003
- Evil Unleashed ... (Director)
- Butchered ... (Director)
- Maniacal ... (Director)
- Blood Sisters ... (Director)
2002
- Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled ... (Makeup Effects)
- Bleed ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- The Zombie Chronicles ... (Special Effects)
- Terror Toons ... (Special Effects)
- Hell's Highway as Guard
- Demon's Kiss ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2001
- Demonicus ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
2000
- Legend of the Chupacabra ... (Director)
1997
- Campfire Tales ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1994
- Ceremony ... (Writer)
1992
- Evil Toons ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1991
- Teenage Exorcist ... (Special Effects)