Joe Castro

Director

Born: May 17, 1970 (55 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (34)

• The Wailer (2006, ★ 6.8)
• Lake Michigan Monster (2018, ★ 6.7)
• Terror Toons 3 (2015, ★ 5.1)
• Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019, ★ 5.2)
• Demonicus (2001, ★ 5.1)
• Nation's Fire (2019, ★ 5.6)
• Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008, ★ 5.7)
• Another Gay Movie (2006, ★ 6)
• The Amityville Harvest (2020, ★ 5.2)
• Campfire Tales (1997, ★ 5.8)
• Hell's Highway (2002, ★ 4.1)
• Teenage Exorcist (1991, ★ 4.8)
• Evil Toons (1992, ★ 4.9)
• That's a Wrap (2023, ★ 3.6)
• Legend of the Chupacabra (2000, ★ 3.6)
• Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002, ★ 4.5)
• Scalper (2023, ★ 3.3)
• Name the Demon (2025, ★ 3.6)
• Terror Toons (2002, ★ 3.7)
• The Young, the Gay and the Restless (2006, ★ 3.5)
• Bleed (2002, ★ 3.9)
• Vampz (2004, ★ 4.2)
• The Haunting of La Llorona (2019, ★ 3.5)
• It Wants Blood! (2019, ★ 3.5)
• Abominable (2020, ★ 3.8)
• H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones (2024, ★ 3.6)
• The Blue Drum (2022, ★ 4.2)
• The Summer of Massacre (2011, ★ 2.2)
• Terror Toons 2 (2007, ★ 3)
• The Jackhammer Massacre (2004, ★ 1.6)