Joe Castro

San Antonio, Texas, USA

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.

IMDb

Appearances

Hell's Highway
4.3
Hell's Highway
Guard
The Horror We Make
The Horror We Make
Self
The Once and Future Smash
5.7
The Once and Future Smash
Blaze Pauling
Scalper
3.3
Scalper
Father Burman
I Am Worthless
I Am Worthless
That's a Wrap
3.6
That's a Wrap
Cop #2
The Summer of Massacre
2.2
The Summer of Massacre
Michael Rose
Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam
Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam
Dr. Carnage
Tin Roof
Tin Roof
Sheriff Denny Majors
Name the Demon
3.6
Name the Demon
Father Noah Marcus
Personal Demons
Personal Demons
Asylum Doctor
Tip
3.5
Tip
Thomas / Pedro
Terror Toons 4
2.0
Terror Toons 4
Man Attacked by Bees
Sincerely Saul
Sincerely Saul
Joe
Dorothea
Dorothea
Pedro Montalvo
Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker
Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker
Julian Ramirez

Crew

Another Gay Movie
6.0
Another Gay Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
5.7
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Special Effects Coordinator
Campfire Tales
5.9
Campfire Tales
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bleed
4.3
Bleed
Special Effects Coordinator
The Zombie Chronicles
3.7
The Zombie Chronicles
Special Effects
Terror Toons
3.9
Terror Toons
Director, Special Effects, Producer, Story
Terror Toons 2
3.8
Terror Toons 2
Director, Writer, Special Effects, Producer, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Blood Sisters
1.5
Blood Sisters
Director, Special Effects
Maniacal
4.2
Maniacal
Director, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects
Near Death
2.8
Near Death
Director, Producer, Art Direction, Special Effects, Special Effects Coordinator
Hell's Highway
4.3
Hell's Highway
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects Coordinator
Teenage Exorcist
4.9
Teenage Exorcist
Special Effects, Makeup Artist
Evil Toons
4.9
Evil Toons
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Jackhammer Massacre
2.7
The Jackhammer Massacre
Director, Writer, Producer, Special Effects Coordinator
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
4.5
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
Makeup Effects
Demonicus
5.4
Demonicus
Special Effects Coordinator
The Young, the Gay and the Restless
3.5
The Young, the Gay and the Restless
Director, Writer
Ceremony
3.0
Ceremony
Director, Writer, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Special Effects Coordinator
Evil Unleashed
4.5
Evil Unleashed
Director, Screenplay, Special Effects
The Summer of Massacre
2.2
The Summer of Massacre
Writer, Producer, Makeup Effects Designer, Prosthetic Designer, Special Effects Coordinator, Director
Legend of the Chupacabra
4.3
Legend of the Chupacabra
Director, Producer, Special Effects Coordinator
The Wailer
6.8
The Wailer
Special Effects Coordinator
Butchered
5.0
Butchered
Director, Special Effects Coordinator, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
5.2
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Special Effects
Vampz
4.6
Vampz
Special Effects Makeup Artist
FrankenFake
FrankenFake
Director
Demon's Kiss
3.0
Demon's Kiss
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Terror Toons 3
5.1
Terror Toons 3
Executive Producer, Editor, Creature Design, Director, Writer
Driller
4.4
Driller
Special Effects Coordinator
Personal Demons
Personal Demons
Producer
Lake Michigan Monster
6.7
Lake Michigan Monster
Creature Design
Clownado
1.9
Clownado
Thanks
RoboWoman
2.6
RoboWoman
Special Effects, Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Half-Cocked
Half-Cocked
Visual Effects Editor, Special Effects Supervisor
The Haunting of La Llorona
3.5
The Haunting of La Llorona
Special Effects
Xenophobia
2.5
Xenophobia
Director, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Producer, Screenplay, Visual Effects Supervisor
It Wants Blood!
3.5
It Wants Blood!
Creature Design, Second Unit Director
Nation's Fire
5.6
Nation's Fire
Special Effects Coordinator
Appetite for Sin
2.0
Appetite for Sin
Special Effects
Abominable
3.8
Abominable
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mutilator 2
3.8
Mutilator 2
Special Effects
The Amityville Harvest
5.2
The Amityville Harvest
Special Effects
Terror Toons 4
2.0
Terror Toons 4
Director, Producer
Clowning
4.5
Clowning
Special Effects
The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
Special Effects
Hexatic Phase
Hexatic Phase
Special Effects
The Beast Comes At Midnight
2.0
The Beast Comes At Midnight
Special Effects
The Beast Inside
The Beast Inside
Visual Effects
That's a Wrap
3.6
That's a Wrap
Special Effects
Maya
Maya
Special Effects
Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
Special Effects
Terror Toons 1.5
Terror Toons 1.5
Director
H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones
3.6
H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Blue Drum
4.2
The Blue Drum
Prop Designer
Maya
8.0
Maya
Special Effects
Lady Parts
4.7
Lady Parts
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Tin Roof
Tin Roof
Special Effects Supervisor
Elf in the Hood
4.5
Elf in the Hood
Prosthetics, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Queen of the Rats
Queen of the Rats
Special Effects
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