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
all 71
Movies 71
Producer 11
Director 9
self 3
Special Effects
Queen of the Rats (2025)
Movie
Father Noah Marcus
Name the Demon (2025)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Beast Inside (2024)
Movie
Prosthetics / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Elf in the Hood (2024)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lady Parts (2024)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones (2024)
Movie
Special Effects
The Mutilator 2 (2023)
Movie
Thanks
Clownado (2023)
Movie
6
Father Burman
Scalper (2023)
Movie
Dr. Carnage
Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam (2023)
Movie
Cop #2 / Special Effects
That's a Wrap (2023)
Movie
Thomas / Pedro
Tip (2023)
Movie
Special Effects
Maya (2023)
Movie
Blaze Pauling
The Once and Future Smash (2022)
Movie
Director / Producer
Terror Toons 4 (2022)
Movie
Special Effects
Appetite for Sin (2022)
Movie
Prop Designer
The Blue Drum (2022)
Movie
Fallen Officer Photo
9 Ways to Hell (2022)
Movie
Special Effects
Clowning (2022)
Movie
Special Effects
The Amityville Harvest (2020)
Movie
Special Effects
Hexatic Phase (2020)
Movie
Special Effects
The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs (2020)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Abominable (2020)
Movie
Visual Effects Editor / Special Effects Supervisor
Half-Cocked (2019)
Movie
Director / Visual Effects Supervisor / Special Effects Makeup Artist / Producer / Screenplay
Xenophobia (2019)
Movie
Special Effects
The Haunting of La Llorona (2019)
Movie
Second Unit Director / Creature Design
It Wants Blood! (2019)
Movie
Special Effects / Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
RoboWoman (2019)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Nation's Fire (2019)
Movie
Special Effects
Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)
Movie
6
Creature Design
Lake Michigan Monster (2018)
Movie
Asylum Doctor / Producer
Personal Demons (2018)
Movie
Creature Design / Editor / Executive Producer / Director / Writer
Terror Toons 3 (2015)
Movie
Director
FrankenFake (2014)
Movie
Michael Rose / Writer / Producer / Makeup Effects Designer / Prosthetic Designer / Special Effects Coordinator / Director
The Summer of Massacre (2011)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008)
Movie
Writer / Director / Special Effects / Producer / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Terror Toons 2 (2007)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Driller (2006)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
The Wailer (2006)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Another Gay Movie (2006)
Movie
Director
Terror Toons 1.5 (2006)
Movie
Director / Writer
The Young, the Gay and the Restless (2006)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Vampz (2004)
Movie
Director / Producer / Special Effects / Art Direction / Special Effects Coordinator
Near Death (2004)
Movie
Writer / Director / Producer / Special Effects Coordinator
The Jackhammer Massacre (2004)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Special Effects
Evil Unleashed (2003)
Movie
Director / Special Effects Makeup Artist / Special Effects
Maniacal (2003)
Movie
Special Effects / Director
Blood Sisters (2003)
Movie
Director / Special Effects Coordinator / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Butchered (2003)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Bleed (2002)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Demon's Kiss (2002)
Movie
Special Effects
The Zombie Chronicles (2002)
Movie
Special Effects / Director / Producer / Story
Terror Toons (2002)
Movie
3.5
Makeup Effects
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002)
Movie
5.03
Guard / Special Effects Makeup Artist / Special Effects Coordinator
Hell's Highway (2002)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Demonicus (2001)
Movie
Director / Producer / Special Effects Coordinator
Legend of the Chupacabra (2000)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Campfire Tales (1997)
Movie
Writer / Director / Special Effects Coordinator / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Ceremony (1994)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Evil Toons (1992)
Movie
5
Special Effects / Makeup Artist
Teenage Exorcist (1991)
Movie
Special Effects
Maya
Movie
Producer
Robot Dracula
Movie
Sheriff Denny Majors / Special Effects Supervisor
Tin Roof
Movie
Special Effects
Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1970-05-17 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Antonio, Texas, USA
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