Directing • AGE 56
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 gra...


Queen of the Rats
Special Effects
2025

Dorothea
Pedro Montalvo
2025

Name the Demon
Father Noah Marcus
2025

The Beast Inside
Visual Effects
2024

Elf in the Hood
Prosthetics
2024

Sincerely Saul
Joe
2024

Lady Parts
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2024

H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2024

Mutilator 2
Special Effects
2023

Clownado
Thanks
2023

The Horror We Make
Self
2023

Scalper
Father Burman
2023

That's a Wrap
Cop #2
2023

The Beast Comes At Midnight
Special Effects
2023

Tip
Thomas / Pedro
2023

Maya
Special Effects
2023

The Once and Future Smash
Blaze Pauling
2022

Terror Toons 4
Man Attacked by Bees
2022

Appetite for Sin
Special Effects
2022

Maya
Special Effects
2022

The Blue Drum
Prop Designer
2022

I Am Worthless
2022

Clowning
Special Effects
2022

The Amityville Harvest
Special Effects
2020

Hexatic Phase
Special Effects
2020

The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
Special Effects
2020

Abominable
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2020

Half-Cocked
Visual Effects Editor
2019

Xenophobia
Director
2019

The Haunting of La Llorona
Special Effects
2019

RoboWoman
Special Effects
2019

It Wants Blood!
Second Unit Director
2019

Nation's Fire
Special Effects Coordinator
2019

Iron Sky: The Coming Race
Special Effects
2019

Lake Michigan Monster
Creature Design
2018

Personal Demons
Asylum Doctor
2018

Terror Toons 3
Editor
2015

The Summer of Massacre
Michael Rose
2011

L.A. Zombie
Special Effects
2010

Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Special Effects Coordinator
2008

Terror Toons 2
Writer
2007

The Wailer
Special Effects Coordinator
2006

Another Gay Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
2006

Porn of the Dead
Makeup Artist
2006

Terror Toons 1.5
Director
2006

The Young, the Gay and the Restless
Director
2006

Vampz
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2004

Near Death
Producer
2004

The Jackhammer Massacre
Director
2004

Evil Unleashed
Special Effects
2003

Maniacal
Director
2003

Butchered
Director
2003

Bleed
Special Effects Coordinator
2002

Demon's Kiss
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2002

The Zombie Chronicles
Special Effects
2002

Terror Toons
Producer
2002

Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
Makeup Effects
2002

Hell's Highway
Guard
2002

Demonicus
Special Effects Coordinator
2001

Legend of the Chupacabra
Director
2000

Campfire Tales
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1997

Ceremony
Writer
1994

Evil Toons
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1992

Teenage Exorcist
Makeup Artist
1991

Clown Motel 3: 3 Ways to Hell
'Jack's in the box' Killer Clown