Joe Castro
View on IMDb ↗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
The Once and Future Smash
Hell's Highway
Dorothea
Name the Demon
Tip
Scalper
That's a Wrap
The Summer of Massacre
Terror Toons 4
Sincerely SaulFilmography (17)
- 2025
DorotheaPedro Montalvo - 2025
Name the DemonFather Noah Marcus - 2024
Sincerely SaulJoe - 2023
TipThomas / Pedro - 2023
ScalperFather Burman - 2023
That's a WrapCop #2 - 2023
The Horror We MakeSelf - 2023Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi SamDr. Carnage
- 2022
The Once and Future SmashBlaze Pauling - 2022
Terror Toons 4Man Attacked by Bees - 2022
I Am Worthless - 2018
Personal DemonsAsylum Doctor - 2011
The Summer of MassacreMichael Rose - 2002
Hell's HighwayGuard - —Tin RoofSheriff Denny Majors
- —Devil's Disciple: The Night StalkerJulian Ramirez
- —
Clown Motel 3: 3 Ways to Hell'Jack's in the box' Killer Clown
Crew (55)
- 2025Queen of the RatsSpecial Effects
- 2024Lady PartsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2024Elf in the HoodSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2024H. P. Lovecraft's The Old OnesSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2024The Beast InsideVisual Effects
- 2023Mutilator 2Special Effects
- 2023The Beast Comes At MidnightSpecial Effects
- 2023ClownadoThanks
- 2023MayaSpecial Effects
- 2022MayaSpecial Effects
- 2022ClowningSpecial Effects
- 2022The Blue DrumProp Designer
- 2022Appetite for SinSpecial Effects
- 2020The Amityville HarvestSpecial Effects
- 2020AbominableSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2020The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea PigsSpecial Effects
- 2020Hexatic PhaseSpecial Effects
- 2019Nation's FireSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2019Iron Sky: The Coming RaceSpecial Effects
- 2019The Haunting of La LloronaSpecial Effects
- 2019It Wants Blood!Creature Design
- 2019RoboWomanSpecial Effects Key Makeup Artist
- 2019XenophobiaScreenplay
- 2019Half-CockedSpecial Effects Supervisor
- 2018Lake Michigan MonsterCreature Design
- 2015Terror Toons 3Writer
- 2014FrankenFakeDirector
- 2010L.A. ZombieMakeup Artist
- 2008Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!Special Effects Coordinator
- 2007Terror Toons 2Producer
- 2006The WailerSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2006Porn of the DeadMakeup Artist
- 2006Another Gay MovieSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2006DrillerSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2006The Young, the Gay and the RestlessWriter
- 2006Terror Toons 1.5Director
- 2004VampzSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2004Near DeathSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2004The Jackhammer MassacreSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2003ButcheredSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2003Evil UnleashedSpecial Effects
- 2003ManiacalSpecial Effects
- 2003Blood SistersSpecial Effects
- 2002Wishmaster: The Prophecy FulfilledMakeup Effects
- 2002BleedSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2002Terror ToonsStory
- 2002The Zombie ChroniclesSpecial Effects
- 2002Demon's KissSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 2001DemonicusSpecial Effects Coordinator
- 2000Legend of the ChupacabraProducer
- 1997Campfire TalesSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 1994CeremonySpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 1992Evil ToonsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- 1991Teenage ExorcistMakeup Artist
- —Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s CoilSpecial Effects