Joe Castro

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1970-05-17 (54 years old)

Place of Birth San Antonio, Texas, USA

Joe Castro

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

Director

2022
Terror Toons 4

as Director

2019
Xenophobia

as Director

2019
It Wants Blood!

as Second Unit Director

2015
Terror Toons 3

as Director

2014
FrankenFake

as Director

2011
2007
Terror Toons 2

as Director

2006
Terror Toons 1.5

as Director

2004
2004
Near Death

as Director

2003
Maniacal

as Director

2003
Blood Sisters

as Director

2003
Butchered

as Director

2003
Evil Unleashed

as Director

2002
Terror Toons

as Director

2000
1994
Ceremony

as Director

Crew

2023
The Mutilator 2

as Special Effects

2023
Clownado

as Thanks

2023
That's a Wrap

as Special Effects

2023
Maya

as Special Effects

2022
Clowning

as Special Effects

2022
Appetite for Sin

as Special Effects

2020
Hexatic Phase

as Special Effects

2020
The Amityville Harvest

as Special Effects

2019
RoboWoman

as Special Effects

2019
Iron Sky: The Coming Race

as Special Effects

2019
Nation's Fire

as Special Effects Coordinator

2019
Half-Cocked

as Visual Effects Editor

2019
The Haunting of La Llorona

as Special Effects

2011
The Summer of Massacre

as Special Effects Coordinator

2010
L.A. Zombie

as Special Effects

2008
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

as Special Effects Coordinator

2007
Terror Toons 2

as Special Effects

2006
Another Gay Movie

as Special Effects Coordinator

2006
Driller

as Special Effects Coordinator

2006
The Wailer

as Special Effects Coordinator

2004
Near Death

as Special Effects Coordinator

2004
Near Death

as Special Effects

2004
The Jackhammer Massacre

as Special Effects Coordinator

2003
Blood Sisters

as Special Effects

2003
Butchered

as Special Effects Coordinator

2003
Maniacal

as Special Effects

2003
Evil Unleashed

as Special Effects

2002
The Zombie Chronicles

as Special Effects

2002
Terror Toons

as Special Effects

2002
Hell's Highway

as Special Effects Coordinator

2002
Bleed

as Special Effects Coordinator

2001
Demonicus

as Special Effects Coordinator

2000
Legend of the Chupacabra

as Special Effects Coordinator

1994
Ceremony

as Special Effects Coordinator

1991
Teenage Exorcist

as Special Effects

Costume & Make-Up

2020
Abominable

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2019
RoboWoman

as Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

2019
Xenophobia

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2011
The Summer of Massacre

as Makeup Effects Designer

2011
The Summer of Massacre

as Prosthetic Designer

2010
L.A. Zombie

as Makeup Artist

2007
Terror Toons 2

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006
Porn of the Dead

as Makeup Artist

2004
Vampz

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2003
Maniacal

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2003
Butchered

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2002
Hell's Highway

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2002
Demon's Kiss

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1994
Ceremony

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1992
Evil Toons

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1991
Teenage Exorcist

as Makeup Artist

Actor

Tin Roof

as Sheriff Denny Majors

2024
Name the Demon

as Father Noah Marcus

2023
2023
Scalper

as Father Burman

2023
That's a Wrap

as Cop #2

2023
Tip

as Thomas

2022
The Once and Future Smash

as Blaze Pauling

2018
Personal Demons

as Asylum Doctor

2011
The Summer of Massacre

as Michael Rose

2002

Producer

2022
Terror Toons 4

as Producer

2019
Xenophobia

as Producer

2018
Personal Demons

as Producer

2015
Terror Toons 3

as Executive Producer

2011
2007
Terror Toons 2

as Producer

2004
Near Death

as Producer

2004
2002
Terror Toons

as Producer

2000

Writer

2019
Xenophobia

as Screenplay

2015
Terror Toons 3

as Writer

2007
Terror Toons 2

as Writer

2003
Evil Unleashed

as Screenplay

2002
Terror Toons

as Story

1994
Ceremony

as Writer

Visual Effects

Tin Roof

as Special Effects Supervisor

The Beast Inside

as Visual Effects

2019
Half-Cocked

as Special Effects Supervisor

2019
It Wants Blood!

as Creature Design

2019
Xenophobia

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2018
Lake Michigan Monster

as Creature Design

2015
Terror Toons 3

as Creature Design

Art

2004
Near Death

as Art Direction

Editor

2015
Terror Toons 3

as Editor