Joe Castro

Joe Castro

Born: May 17, 1970
in San Antonio, Texas, USA
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.

Movies for Joe Castro...

The Horror We Make
Title: The Horror We Make
Character: Self
Released: September 26, 2023
Type: Movie
A documentary featuring interviews from horror movie icons, filmmakers, actors and enthusiasts of the genre. Together they discuss why the horror genre is so important to creators and fans.
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Scalper
Title: Scalper
Released: September 15, 2023
Type: Movie
Everyone around psychic Clementine Carter is being brutally murdered by a masked killer dubbed ‘The Scalper.’ Is it dead psycho Andrew Lubitz back from the grave, a copycat killer or a horror beyond imagination? Clementine must use her second sight to stay one step ahead of the maniac’s blade to solve the mystery.
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Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam
Title: Dirty Freaken Joe: Sci-Fi Sam
Character: Dr. Carnage
Released: September 10, 2023
Type: Movie
Inspired by Sean Haitz upcoming feature film Area 5150. A music performance in area 51 while prisoners escape, hunted down by soldiers and aliens. Featuring cameos by Brett Wagner, Joe Castro, Sean Haitz and Ryan James.
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That's a Wrap
Title: That's a Wrap
Character: Cop #2
Released: August 25, 2023
Type: Movie
A film cast arrives at a wrap party, but someone has dressed up as the slasher in the movie and begins to stage their own kill scenes. One by one, the cast disappears until the true nature of the evening is revealed.
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The Once and Future Smash
Title: The Once and Future Smash
Character: Blaze Pauling
Released: August 29, 2022
Type: Movie
In 1970, Mikey and William both portrayed football cannibal Smash-Mouth in the influential cult hit, End Zone 2. Now, 50 years later, only one can wear the mask.
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I Am Worthless
Title: I Am Worthless
Released: August 16, 2022
Type: Movie
Down-on-his-luck single father, Ernie Ester has had enough. The cruel, relentless scientists that work with the gentle giant at Worth Bio Tech have finally gone too far. They crossed a line and awakened the hunter lurking deep within him, and unleashed his bloody retribution. Their begging is worthless…Their apologies are worthless…Their lives are worthless… Ernie is WORTHLESS!
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Personal Demons
Title: Personal Demons
Character: Asylum Doctor
Released: April 1, 2018
Type: Movie
An actress recently released from a mental institution inherits a mansion where she's forced to face her haunting past.
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The Summer of Massacre
Title: The Summer of Massacre
Character: Michael Rose
Released: May 7, 2011
Type: Movie
Ungodly brutal beatings turns Chris, a young man, into a fiend that sets off a bloody, like never before seen, rampage. Beauty is truly only skin deep - Watch a young paraplegic, whose body is also wrecked with spinal bifida, fight for her life as her older, beautiful sister tries to murder her. It’s been 36 years since Jesse’s loving mother was raped by his biological father. Now, after hiding and running their entire lives in fear of this murderous rapist --- He has found them! A group of Christian teenagers are stalked, mamed and burned by a local legend in a haunted forest. Three legendary serial killers terrorize downtown Los Angeles by murdering countless innocent souls and the killer plan is to go out with a real bang. There’s nothing like the sweltering heat of summer to set off a massacre. The Summer of Massacre is a 100 mph slasher ride that never slows down. Packed with enough gore and insanity to send you looking for your barf bag.
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Hell's Highway
Title: Hell's Highway
Character: Guard
Released: February 12, 2002
Type: Movie
Four college friends take a fateful road trip. The road, Hell's Highway--a direct route to terror. They pick up Lucinda: A hot young hitchiker, full of sexual deviance and lust for the bloody kill. After being terrorized and nearly killed, the group manages to turn the tables. They thought they killed her, but around the next ben--around every ben-- she appears like a mirage ready to murder again. Is she the devil? Can anyone stop her killing spree?