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Joe Castro

Directing

Born 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.

Filmography33 titles

Maya

2022Special Effects

Lake Michigan Monster

2018Creature Design

Another Gay Movie

2006Special Effects Coordinator

Campfire Tales

1997Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Once and Future Smash

2022as Blaze Pauling

Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!

2008Special Effects Coordinator

Demonicus

2001Special Effects Coordinator

The Amityville Harvest

2020Special Effects

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

2019Special Effects

Terror Toons 3

2015Creature Design, Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Writer

Evil Toons

1992Special Effects Makeup Artist

Teenage Exorcist

1991Makeup Artist, Special Effects

Vampz

2004Special Effects Makeup Artist

Elf in the Hood

2024Prosthetics, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Clowning

2022Special Effects

The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs

2020Special Effects

Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled

2002Makeup Effects

The Blue Drum

2022Prop Designer

Bleed

2002Special Effects Coordinator

Mutilator 2

2023Special Effects

Abominable

2020Special Effects Makeup Artist

Name the Demon

2025as Father Noah Marcus

H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones

2024Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Haunting of La Llorona

2019Special Effects

That's a Wrap

2023as Cop #2

RoboWoman

2019Special Effects, Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

The Beast Comes At Midnight

2023Special Effects

Terror Toons 4

2022as Man Attacked by Bees

Clownado

2023Thanks

Dorothea

2025as Pedro Montalvo

The Beast Inside

2024Visual Effects

Sincerely Saul

2024as Joe

The Horror We Make

2023as Self