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Joe Castro (b. 1970)

Birthplace:
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Born:
May 17, 1970

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Art Direction:
2004  Near Death

Creature Design:
2004  Near Death
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2019  It Wants Blood!

Director:
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Editor:
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Executive Producer:
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Makeup Artist:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Makeup Effects:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Makeup Effects Designer:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Producer:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Prosthetic Designer:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Screenplay:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Second Unit Director:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Xenophobia
2023  Terror Toons 4

Special Effects:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil

Special Effects Coordinator:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil

Special Effects Key Makeup Artist:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1992  Evil Toons
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Demon's Kiss
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2004  Vampz
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Abominable
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil

Special Effects Supervisor:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1992  Evil Toons
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Demon's Kiss
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2004  Vampz
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Half-Cocked
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Abominable
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
????  Tin Roof

Story:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1992  Evil Toons
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Demon's Kiss
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2004  Vampz
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Half-Cocked
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Abominable
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
????  Tin Roof

Thanks:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1992  Evil Toons
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Demon's Kiss
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2004  Vampz
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Half-Cocked
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Abominable
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Clownado
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
????  Tin Roof

Visual Effects:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1992  Evil Toons
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Demon's Kiss
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2004  Vampz
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Half-Cocked
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Abominable
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Clownado
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
????  The Beast Inside
????  Tin Roof

Visual Effects Editor:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1992  Evil Toons
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Demon's Kiss
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2004  Vampz
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Half-Cocked
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Abominable
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Clownado
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
????  The Beast Inside
????  Tin Roof

Visual Effects Supervisor:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1992  Evil Toons
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Demon's Kiss
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2004  Vampz
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Half-Cocked
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Abominable
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Clownado
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
????  The Beast Inside
????  Tin Roof

Writer:
1991  Teenage Exorcist
1992  Evil Toons
1994  Ceremony
2000  Legend of the Chupacabra
2001  Demonicus
2002  Bleed
2002  Demon's Kiss
2002  Hell's Highway
2002  Terror Toons
2002  The Zombie Chronicles
2002  Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
2003  Blood Sisters
2003  Butchered
2003  Evil Unleashed
2003  Maniacal
2004  Near Death
2004  The Jackhammer Massacre
2004  Vampz
2006  Another Gay Movie
2006  Driller
2006  Terror Toons 1.5
2006  The Wailer
2006  The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2007  Terror Toons 2
2008  Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
2011  The Summer of Massacre
2014  FrankenFake
2015  Terror Toons 3
2018  Lake Michigan Monster
2018  Personal Demons
2019  Half-Cocked
2019  Iron Sky: The Coming Race
2019  It Wants Blood!
2019  Nation's Fire
2019  RoboWoman
2019  The Haunting of La Llorona
2019  Xenophobia
2020  Abominable
2020  Hexatic Phase
2020  The Amityville Harvest
2020  The Occultist 2: Bloody Guinea Pigs
2022  Appetite for Sin
2022  Clowning
2023  Clownado
2023  Maya
2023  Terror Toons 4
2023  That's a Wrap
2023  The Mutilator 2
????  Demon Wind 2: The Serpent’s Coil
????  The Beast Inside
????  Tin Roof

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