Joe Castro

male

Born on May 17, 1970 (55 years old)

From 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.

Cast Credits

2025
- Name the Demon
  as
  Father Noah Marcus
  2025
2023
2022
2018
- Personal Demons
  as
  Asylum Doctor
  2018
2011
- The Summer of Massacre
  as
  Michael Rose
  2011
2002
- Hell's Highway
  as
  Guard
  2002

Crew Credits

2025
- Queen of the Rats
  as
  Special Effects
  2025
2024
- The Beast Inside
  as
  Visual Effects
  2024
- Elf in the Hood
  as
  Prosthetics
  2024
- Elf in the Hood
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2024
- Lady Parts
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2024
- H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2024
2023
- The Mutilator 2
  as
  Special Effects
  2023
- Clownado
  as
  Thanks
  2023
- That's a Wrap
  as
  Special Effects
  2023
- Maya
  as
  Special Effects
  2023
2022
- Terror Toons 4
  as
  Director
  2022
- Terror Toons 4
  as
  Producer
  2022
- Clowning
  as
  Special Effects
  2022
- Appetite for Sin
  as
  Special Effects
  2022
- The Blue Drum
  as
  Prop Designer
  2022
2020
- The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
  as
  Special Effects
  2020
- Hexatic Phase
  as
  Special Effects
  2020
- The Amityville Harvest
  as
  Special Effects
  2020
- Abominable
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2020
2019
- Iron Sky: The Coming Race
  as
  Special Effects
  2019
- RoboWoman
  as
  Special Effects
  2019
- Nation's Fire
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2019
- Half-Cocked
  as
  Visual Effects Editor
  2019
- Half-Cocked
  as
  Special Effects Supervisor
  2019
- RoboWoman
  as
  Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
  2019
- The Haunting of La Llorona
  as
  Special Effects
  2019
- Xenophobia
  as
  Director
  2019
- It Wants Blood!
  as
  Second Unit Director
  2019
- It Wants Blood!
  as
  Creature Design
  2019
- Xenophobia
  as
  Visual Effects Supervisor
  2019
- Xenophobia
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2019
- Xenophobia
  as
  Producer
  2019
- Xenophobia
  as
  Screenplay
  2019
2018
- Personal Demons
  as
  Producer
  2018
- Lake Michigan Monster
  as
  Creature Design
  2018
2015
- Terror Toons 3
  as
  Creature Design
  2015
- Terror Toons 3
  as
  Editor
  2015
- Terror Toons 3
  as
  Executive Producer
  2015
- Terror Toons 3
  as
  Director
  2015
- Terror Toons 3
  as
  Writer
  2015
2014
- no image
  FrankenFake
  as
  Director
  2014
2011
- The Summer of Massacre
  as
  Makeup Effects Designer
  2011
- The Summer of Massacre
  as
  Prosthetic Designer
  2011
- The Summer of Massacre
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2011
- The Summer of Massacre
  as
  Writer
  2011
- The Summer of Massacre
  as
  Producer
  2011
- The Summer of Massacre
  as
  Director
  2011
2010
- L.A. Zombie
  as
  Special Effects
  2010
- L.A. Zombie
  as
  Makeup Artist
  2010
2008
- Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2008
2006
- The Young, the Gay and the Restless
  as
  Director
  2006
- Porn of the Dead
  as
  Makeup Artist
  2006
- The Wailer
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2006
- no image
  Driller
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2006
- Another Gay Movie
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2006
- Terror Toons 1.5
  as
  Director
  2006
- The Young, the Gay and the Restless
  as
  Writer
  2006
2004
- The Jackhammer Massacre
  as
  Writer
  2004
- The Jackhammer Massacre
  as
  Director
  2004
- Near Death
  as
  Director
  2004
- Near Death
  as
  Producer
  2004
- The Jackhammer Massacre
  as
  Producer
  2004
- Near Death
  as
  Special Effects
  2004
- Near Death
  as
  Art Direction
  2004
- Near Death
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2004
- The Jackhammer Massacre
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2004
- Vampz
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2004
2003
- Maniacal
  as
  Director
  2003
- no image
  Blood Sisters
  as
  Director
  2003
- no image
  Blood Sisters
  as
  Special Effects
  2003
- Butchered
  as
  Director
  2003
- Maniacal
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2003
- Maniacal
  as
  Special Effects
  2003
- Butchered
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2003
- Butchered
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2003
- Evil Unleashed
  as
  Director
  2003
- Evil Unleashed
  as
  Screenplay
  2003
- Evil Unleashed
  as
  Special Effects
  2003
2007
- Terror Toons 2
  as
  Director
  2007
- Terror Toons 2
  as
  Special Effects
  2007
- Terror Toons 2
  as
  Writer
  2007
- Terror Toons 2
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2007
- Terror Toons 2
  as
  Producer
  2007
2002
- The Zombie Chronicles
  as
  Special Effects
  2002
- Terror Toons
  as
  Special Effects
  2002
- Terror Toons
  as
  Director
  2002
- Terror Toons
  as
  Producer
  2002
- Hell's Highway
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2002
- Hell's Highway
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2002
- Demon's Kiss
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  2002
- Terror Toons
  as
  Story
  2002
- Bleed
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2002
- Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
  as
  Makeup Effects
  2002
2001
- Demonicus
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2001
2000
- Legend of the Chupacabra
  as
  Director
  2000
- Legend of the Chupacabra
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  2000
- Legend of the Chupacabra
  as
  Producer
  2000
1997
- Campfire Tales
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  1997
1994
- Ceremony
  as
  Writer
  1994
- Ceremony
  as
  Director
  1994
- Ceremony
  as
  Special Effects Coordinator
  1994
- Ceremony
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  1994
1992
- Evil Toons
  as
  Special Effects Makeup Artist
  1992
1991
- Teenage Exorcist
  as
  Special Effects
  1991
- Teenage Exorcist
  as
  Makeup Artist
  1991

Joe Castro

Biography

Cast Credits

Name the Demon

The Horror We Make

Scalper

That's a Wrap

Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam

Tip

The Once and Future Smash

I Am Worthless

Terror Toons 4

Personal Demons

The Summer of Massacre

Hell's Highway

Crew Credits

Queen of the Rats

The Beast Inside

Elf in the Hood

Elf in the Hood

Lady Parts

H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones

The Mutilator 2

Clownado

That's a Wrap

Maya

Terror Toons 4

Terror Toons 4

Clowning

Appetite for Sin

The Blue Drum

The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs

Hexatic Phase

The Amityville Harvest

Abominable

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

RoboWoman

Nation's Fire

Half-Cocked

Half-Cocked

RoboWoman

The Haunting of La Llorona

Xenophobia

It Wants Blood!

It Wants Blood!

Xenophobia

Xenophobia

Xenophobia

Xenophobia

Personal Demons

Lake Michigan Monster

Terror Toons 3

Terror Toons 3

Terror Toons 3

Terror Toons 3

Terror Toons 3

FrankenFake

The Summer of Massacre

The Summer of Massacre

The Summer of Massacre

The Summer of Massacre

The Summer of Massacre

The Summer of Massacre

L.A. Zombie

L.A. Zombie

Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

The Young, the Gay and the Restless

Porn of the Dead

The Wailer

Driller

Another Gay Movie

Terror Toons 1.5

The Young, the Gay and the Restless

The Jackhammer Massacre

The Jackhammer Massacre

Near Death

Near Death

The Jackhammer Massacre

Near Death

Near Death