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)
- Elf in the Hood ... (Prosthetics)
- The Beast Inside ... (Visual Effects)
- Lady Parts ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2023
- Tip as Thomas / Pedro
- Mutilator 2 ... (Special Effects)
- That's a Wrap as Cop #2
- The Beast Comes At Midnight ... (Special Effects)
- Clownado ... (Thanks)
- Maya ... (Special Effects)
- Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam as Dr. Carnage
- Scalper as Father Burman
- The Horror We Make as Self
2022
- Appetite for Sin ... (Special Effects)
- I Am Worthless
- The Once and Future Smash as Blaze Pauling
- Terror Toons 4 as Man Attacked by Bees
- The Blue Drum ... (Prop Designer)
- Clowning ... (Special Effects)
- Maya ... (Special Effects)
2020
- Hexatic Phase ... (Special Effects)
- The Amityville Harvest ... (Special Effects)
- Abominable ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs ... (Special Effects)
2019
- Iron Sky: The Coming Race ... (Special Effects)
- Xenophobia ... (Director)
- Nation's Fire ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- RoboWoman ... (Special Effects)
- It Wants Blood! ... (Creature Design)
- 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 ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- FrankenFake ... (Director)
2011
- The Summer of Massacre as Michael Rose
2010
- L.A. Zombie ... (Makeup Artist)
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)
- The Young, the Gay and the Restless ... (Director)
- Driller ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- Porn of the Dead ... (Makeup Artist)
2004
- Vampz ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Near Death ... (Director)
- The Jackhammer Massacre ... (Director)
2003
- Evil Unleashed ... (Director)
- Butchered ... (Director)
- Maniacal ... (Director)
- Blood Sisters ... (Director)
2002
- Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled ... (Makeup Effects)
- Bleed ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
- Demon's Kiss ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Terror Toons ... (Director)
- Hell's Highway as Guard
- The Zombie Chronicles ... (Special Effects)
2001
- Demonicus ... (Special Effects Coordinator)
2000
- Legend of the Chupacabra ... (Director)
1997
- Campfire Tales ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1994
- Ceremony ... (Director)
1992
- Evil Toons ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1991
- Teenage Exorcist ... (Special Effects)