
Joe Castro
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.
Acting (13 movies)
Directing (17 movies)

The Jackhammer Massacre
2004

Maniacal
2003

Terror Toons 2
2007

Near Death
2004
Blood Sisters
2003

Terror Toons
2002

Ceremony
1994

The Young, the Gay and the Restless
2006

Legend of the Chupacabra
2000

Butchered
2003
FrankenFake
2014

Terror Toons 4
2022

Terror Toons 3
2015

The Summer of Massacre
2011

Terror Toons 1.5
2006

Evil Unleashed
2003

Xenophobia
2019
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | 1994 | Writer | 
| Legend of the Chupacabra | 2000 | Producer | 
| Terror Toons | 2002 | Producer | 
| Evil Unleashed | 2003 | Screenplay | 
| The Jackhammer Massacre | 2004 | Writer | 
| The Jackhammer Massacre | 2004 | Producer | 
| Near Death | 2004 | Producer | 
| The Young, the Gay and the Restless | 2006 | Writer | 
| Terror Toons 2 | 2007 | Writer | 
| Terror Toons 2 | 2007 | Producer | 
| The Summer of Massacre | 2011 | Writer | 
| The Summer of Massacre | 2011 | Producer | 
| Terror Toons 3 | 2015 | Executive Producer | 
| Terror Toons 3 | 2015 | Writer | 
| Personal Demons | 2018 | Producer | 
| Xenophobia | 2019 | Screenplay | 
| Xenophobia | 2019 | Producer | 
| Terror Toons 4 | 2022 | Producer | 










