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

Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019
Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2002
Evil Toons
1992
Another Gay Movie
2006
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2008
Campfire Tales
1997
Sincerely Saul
2024
H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones
2024
Bleed
2002
The Once and Future Smash
2022
Clown Motel 3: 3 Ways to Hell
Hexatic Phase
2020

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
18
Directing
18
Writing
9
Producing
11
Editing
1
Art
2
Costume & Make-Up
21
Visual Effects
7
Crew
41
2026
Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker
as Julian Ramirez
2026
Robot Dracula
as Sharp Hand Joe
2025
Name the Demon
as Father Noah Marcus
2025
Dorothea
as Pedro Montalvo
2024
Sincerely Saul
as Joe
2023
The Horror We Make
as Self
2023
Scalper
as Father Burman
2023
That's a Wrap
as Cop #2
2023
Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam
as Dr. Carnage
2023
Tip
as Thomas / Pedro
2022
The Once and Future Smash
as Blaze Pauling
2022
I Am Worthless
2022
Terror Toons 4
as Man Attacked by Bees
2018
Personal Demons
as Asylum Doctor
2011
The Summer of Massacre
as Michael Rose
2002
Hell's Highway
as Guard
Tin Roof
as Sheriff Denny Majors
Clown Motel 3: 3 Ways to Hell
as 'Jack's in the box' Killer Clown