Joe Castro

Joe Castro

  • Birthday: 1970-05-17
  • Place of birth: 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.

Filmography

Hell's Highway

2002

As Guard

The Summer of Massacre

2011

As Michael Rose

Personal Demons

2018

As Asylum Doctor

The Once and Future Smash

2022

As Blaze Pauling

That's a Wrap

2023

As Cop #2

The Horror We Make

2023

As Self

Scalper

2023

As

Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam

2023

As Dr. Carnage

Production

The Jackhammer Massacre

2004

As Director

The Zombie Chronicles

2002

As Special Effects

Terror Toons 2

2007

As Special Effects

Near Death

2004

As Producer

Maniacal

2003

As Director

Terror Toons

2002

As Special Effects

Terror Toons

2002

As Producer

Terror Toons 2

2007

As Writer

Near Death

2004

As Director

Terror Toons

2002

As Director

Blood Sisters

2003

As Director

Blood Sisters

2003

As Special Effects

Terror Toons 2

2007

As Director

Teenage Exorcist

1991

As Special Effects

Teenage Exorcist

1991

As Makeup Artist

Ceremony

1994

As Writer

Ceremony

1994

As Director

Legend of the Chupacabra

2000

As Director

Butchered

2003

As Director

FrankenFake

2014

As Director

Terror Toons 3

2015

As Writer

Terror Toons 3

2015

As Director

The Summer of Massacre

2011

As Director

Personal Demons

2018

As Producer

Lake Michigan Monster

2018

As Creature Design

Evil Unleashed

2003

As Special Effects

Evil Unleashed

2003

As Director

Evil Unleashed

2003

As Screenplay

Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled

2002

As Makeup Effects

Half-Cocked

2019

As Visual Effects Editor

Half-Cocked

2019

As Special Effects Supervisor

RoboWoman

2019

As Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

The Haunting of La Llorona

2019

As Special Effects

L.A. Zombie

2010

As Special Effects

L.A. Zombie

2010

As Makeup Artist

Xenophobia

2019

As Director

It Wants Blood!

2019

As Creature Design

It Wants Blood!

2019

As Second Unit Director

Xenophobia

2019

As Screenplay

Xenophobia

2019

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Xenophobia

2019

As Producer

Xenophobia

2019

As Visual Effects Supervisor

Abominable

2020

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hexatic Phase

2020

As Special Effects

Demon's Kiss

2002

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Jackhammer Massacre

2004

As Producer

The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs

2020

As Special Effects

The Beast Inside

0000

As Visual Effects

Hell's Highway

2002

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Hell's Highway

2002

As Special Effects Coordinator

The Mutilator 2

2023

As Special Effects

Evil Toons

1992

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Terror Toons 3

2015

As Executive Producer

Terror Toons 3

2015

As Editor

Terror Toons 3

2015

As Creature Design

Terror Toons

2002

As Story

Terror Toons 2

2007

As Producer

Terror Toons 2

2007

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Terror Toons 4

2023

As Director

Terror Toons 4

2023

As Producer

Legend of the Chupacabra

2000

As Producer

Legend of the Chupacabra

2000

As Special Effects Coordinator

Ceremony

1994

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ceremony

1994

As Special Effects Coordinator

Near Death

2004

As Art Direction

Near Death

2004

As Special Effects

Near Death

2004

As Special Effects Coordinator

Butchered

2003

As Special Effects Coordinator

Maniacal

2003

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Maniacal

2003

As Special Effects

The Summer of Massacre

2011

As Writer

The Summer of Massacre

2011

As Producer

The Summer of Massacre

2011

As Makeup Effects Designer

The Summer of Massacre

2011

As Prosthetic Designer

The Summer of Massacre

2011

As Special Effects Coordinator

That's a Wrap

2023

As Special Effects

Porn of the Dead

2006

As Makeup Artist

Butchered

2003

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil

0000

As Special Effects

Appetite for Sin

2022

As Special Effects

Maya

2023

As Special Effects

Clowning

2022

As Special Effects

The Amityville Harvest

2020

As Special Effects

RoboWoman

2019

As Special Effects

Nation's Fire

2019

As Special Effects Coordinator

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

2019

As Special Effects

Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

2008

As Special Effects Coordinator

Driller

2006

As Special Effects Coordinator

The Wailer

2006

As Special Effects Coordinator

The Jackhammer Massacre

2004

As Special Effects Coordinator

Vampz

2004

As Special Effects Makeup Artist

Another Gay Movie

2006

As Special Effects Coordinator

Bleed

2002

As Special Effects Coordinator

Demonicus

2001

As Special Effects Coordinator

Terror Toons 1.5

2006

As Director

Clownado

2023

As Thanks

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