Joe Castro
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 17, 1970, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Movies
- 35
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.
Upcoming Joe Castro Movies
Clown Motel 3: 3 Ways to Hell
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker | Julian Ramirez |
| 2026 | Robot Dracula | Sharp Hand Joe |
| 2025 | Dorothea | Pedro Montalvo |
| 2025 | Name the Demon | Father Noah Marcus |
| 2024 | Sincerely Saul | Joe |
| 2023 | The Horror We Make | Self |
| 2023 | Scalper | Father Burman |
| 2023 | Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam | Dr. Carnage |
| 2023 | That's a Wrap | Cop #2 |
| 2023 | Tip | Thomas / Pedro |
| 2022 | The Once and Future Smash | Blaze Pauling |
| 2022 | Terror Toons 4 | Man Attacked by Bees |
| 2022 | I Am Worthless | |
| 2018 | Personal Demons | Asylum Doctor |
| 2011 | The Summer of Massacre | Michael Rose |
| 2002 | Hell's Highway | Guard |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Robot Dracula | Producer |
| 2022 | Terror Toons 4 | Director, Producer |
| 2019 | Xenophobia | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2018 | Personal Demons | Producer |
| 2015 | Terror Toons 3 | Director, Writer |
| 2014 | FrankenFake | Director |
| 2011 | The Summer of Massacre | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 2007 | Terror Toons 2 | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2006 | Terror Toons 1.5 | Director |
| 2006 | The Young, the Gay and the Restless | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | Near Death | Director, Producer |
| 2004 | The Jackhammer Massacre | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2003 | Evil Unleashed | Director, Screenplay |
| 2003 | Maniacal | Director |
| 2003 | Blood Sisters | Director |
| 2003 | Butchered | Director |
| 2002 | Terror Toons | Director, Producer |
| 2000 | Legend of the Chupacabra | Director, Producer |
| 1994 | Ceremony | Director, Writer |
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