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.
Full Filmography
Directing
Ceremony
(1994)
Director
Legend of the Chupacabra
(2000)
Director
Terror Toons
(2002)
Director
Blood Sisters
(2003)
Director
Maniacal
(2003)
Director
Butchered
(2003)
Director
Evil Unleashed
(2003)
Director
The Jackhammer Massacre
(2004)
Director
Near Death
(2004)
Director
The Young, the Gay and the Restless
(2006)
Director
Terror Toons 1.5
(2006)
Director
Terror Toons 2
(2007)
Director
The Summer of Massacre
(2011)
Director
FrankenFake
(2014)
Director
Terror Toons 3
(2015)
Director
Xenophobia
(2019)
Director
It Wants Blood!
(2019)
Second Unit Director
Terror Toons 4
(2023)
Director
Acting
Hell's Highway
(2002)
Guard
The Summer of Massacre
(2011)
Michael Rose
Personal Demons
(2018)
Asylum Doctor
The Once and Future Smash
(2022)
Blaze Pauling
I Am Worthless
(2022)
That's a Wrap
(2023)
Cop #2
The Horror We Make
(2023)
Self
Scalper
(2023)
Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam
(2023)
Dr. Carnage
Crew
Teenage Exorcist
(1991)
Special Effects
Ceremony
(1994)
Special Effects Coordinator
Legend of the Chupacabra
(2000)
Special Effects Coordinator
Demonicus
(2001)
Special Effects Coordinator
The Zombie Chronicles
(2002)
Special Effects
Terror Toons
(2002)
Special Effects
Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
(2002)
Makeup Effects
Hell's Highway
(2002)
Special Effects Coordinator
Bleed
(2002)
Special Effects Coordinator
Blood Sisters
(2003)
Special Effects
Evil Unleashed
(2003)
Special Effects
Butchered
(2003)
Special Effects Coordinator
Maniacal
(2003)
Special Effects
Near Death
(2004)
Special Effects and Special Effects Coordinator
The Jackhammer Massacre
(2004)
Special Effects Coordinator
Driller
(2006)
Special Effects Coordinator
The Wailer
(2006)
Special Effects Coordinator
Another Gay Movie
(2006)
Special Effects Coordinator
Terror Toons 2
(2007)
Special Effects
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
(2008)
Special Effects Coordinator
L.A. Zombie
(2010)
Special Effects
The Summer of Massacre
(2011)
Special Effects Coordinator
Half-Cocked
(2019)
Visual Effects Editor
The Haunting of La Llorona
(2019)
Special Effects
RoboWoman
(2019)
Special Effects
Nation's Fire
(2019)
Special Effects Coordinator
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
(2019)
Special Effects
Hexatic Phase
(2020)
Special Effects
The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
(2020)
Special Effects
The Amityville Harvest
(2020)
Special Effects
Appetite for Sin
(2022)
Special Effects
Clowning
(2022)
Special Effects
The Mutilator 2
(2023)
Special Effects
That's a Wrap
(2023)
Special Effects
Maya
(2023)
Special Effects
Clownado
(2023)
Thanks
Costume & Make-Up
Teenage Exorcist
(1991)
Makeup Artist
Evil Toons
(1992)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Ceremony
(1994)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Demon's Kiss
(2002)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Hell's Highway
(2002)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Maniacal
(2003)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Butchered
(2003)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Vampz
(2004)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Porn of the Dead
(2006)
Makeup Artist
Terror Toons 2
(2007)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
L.A. Zombie
(2010)
Makeup Artist
The Summer of Massacre
(2011)
Makeup Effects Designer and Prosthetic Designer
RoboWoman
(2019)
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Xenophobia
(2019)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Abominable
(2020)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Writing
Ceremony
(1994)
Writer
Terror Toons
(2002)
Story
Evil Unleashed
(2003)
Screenplay
The Jackhammer Massacre
(2004)
Writer
The Young, the Gay and the Restless
(2006)
Writer
Terror Toons 2
(2007)
Writer
The Summer of Massacre
(2011)
Writer
Terror Toons 3
(2015)
Writer
Xenophobia
(2019)
Screenplay
Production
Legend of the Chupacabra
(2000)
Producer
Terror Toons
(2002)
Producer
Near Death
(2004)
Producer
The Jackhammer Massacre
(2004)
Producer
Terror Toons 2
(2007)
Producer
The Summer of Massacre
(2011)
Producer
Terror Toons 3
(2015)
Executive Producer
Personal Demons
(2018)
Producer
Xenophobia
(2019)
Producer
Terror Toons 4
(2023)
Producer
Art
Editing
Visual Effects