Joe Castro
- Directing
- May 17, 1970 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
- Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker · Julian Ramirez
- Robot Dracula · Sharp Hand Joe, Producer
- Queen of the Rats · Special Effects
- Dorothea · Pedro Montalvo
- Name the Demon · Father Noah Marcus
- The Beast Inside · Visual Effects
- Elf in the Hood · Prosthetics, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Sincerely Saul · Joe
- Lady Parts · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Mutilator 2 · Special Effects
- Clownado · Thanks
- The Horror We Make · Self
- Scalper · Father Burman
- Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam · Dr. Carnage
- That's a Wrap · Cop #2, Special Effects
- The Beast Comes At Midnight · Special Effects
- Tip · Thomas / Pedro
- Maya · Special Effects
- The Once and Future Smash · Blaze Pauling
- Terror Toons 4 · Man Attacked by Bees, Director
- Appetite for Sin · Special Effects
- Maya · Special Effects
- The Blue Drum · Prop Designer
- I Am Worthless
- Clowning · Special Effects
- The Amityville Harvest · Special Effects
- Hexatic Phase · Special Effects
- The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs · Special Effects
- Abominable · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Half-Cocked · Visual Effects Editor, Special Effects Supervisor
- Xenophobia · Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
- The Haunting of La Llorona · Special Effects
- RoboWoman · Special Effects, Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
- It Wants Blood! · Second Unit Director, Creature Design
- Nation's Fire · Special Effects Coordinator
- Iron Sky: The Coming Race · Special Effects
- Lake Michigan Monster · Creature Design
- Personal Demons · Asylum Doctor, Producer
- Terror Toons 3 · Creature Design, Editing
- FrankenFake · Director
- The Summer of Massacre · Michael Rose, Makeup Effects Designer
- Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! · Special Effects Coordinator
- Terror Toons 2 · Director, Special Effects
- Driller · Special Effects Coordinator
- The Wailer · Special Effects Coordinator
- Another Gay Movie · Special Effects Coordinator
- Terror Toons 1.5 · Director
- The Young, the Gay and the Restless · Director, Writer
- Vampz · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Near Death · Director, Producer
- The Jackhammer Massacre · Writer, Director
- Evil Unleashed · Director, Screenplay
- Maniacal · Director, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Blood Sisters · Director, Special Effects
- Butchered · Director, Special Effects Coordinator
- Bleed · Special Effects Coordinator
- Demon's Kiss · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- The Zombie Chronicles · Special Effects
- Terror Toons · Special Effects, Director
- Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled · Makeup Effects
- Hell's Highway · Guard, Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Demonicus · Special Effects Coordinator
- Legend of the Chupacabra · Director, Special Effects Coordinator
- Campfire Tales · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Ceremony · Writer, Director
- Evil Toons · Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Teenage Exorcist · Special Effects, Makeup Artist
- Tin Roof · Sheriff Denny Majors, Special Effects Supervisor
- Clown Motel 3: 3 Ways to Hell · 'Jack's in the box' Killer Clown
- Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil · Special Effects