Joe Winko

Joe Winko is an American YouTuber, vlogger, creepy-pasta narrator/writer, and amateur horror movie director for YouTube. He is best known for his self-edited versions of numerous media, including the famous Ed, Edd, n Eddy theory/creepy-pasta story video. 
He is also well known for his Sims 2 horror movie machinima making skills producing videos such as “Lake Pewalk”, the “Knifed” series, Werewolf Game movies, the ongoing Onryo movies as well as for his distinct red cape and red bandanna look which has been openly discussed but most fans believe this makes him look unique. His latest YouTube channel, winko567 was created in January 2013, although he has reuploaded a lot of videos early content made all the way back from 2005. 
As of July 2024, Joe has opted to use other platforms including Bitchute and stop using YouTube, as he finds the current climate of YouTube’s rules and its algorithms to be hard to get by in terms of what content he publishes. 
==Personal life==
Joe Winko is a native Hawaiian orphan who currently resides in a property that his adoptive parents rent in the mid-western region of the United States. It is mentioned numerous times in his Joe Winko Talk videos as well as his Joe Winko Horror Films that he has resided in the Dominican Republic in the past, although he did not originate from there.
Joe Winko was born on December 5th, 1995 to two teenage parents who both sadly passed away during Joe’s early years, according to Joe, some background details were hard to remember, however his mother was a drug addict who was only 13 when she passed away from drug complications and his father was imprisoned for attempting to kill Joe and had apparently killed a twin brother of Joe, Crystal. In prison he got into a fight with an inmate, in which he was killed in 1998. Then onwards Joe had resided with his adopted family which he has now moved away from. 
Joe also claims to have a mild form of autism which greatly distorts his method of thinking and his perception of life, which also gives him his ability and creativity which he puts into his videos. He is supported greatly by the comments his fans give him and the inspiration from other numerous forms of media. Joe Winko's YouTube channel is also dedicated to his uncle Romario who passed away from brain cancer in 2012 after a 2 year long coma. 
Joe is also a proclaimed creepypasta writer, as he has made creepypasta videos such as “The Real Truth Behind Ed, Edd and Eddy”https://youtu.be/dw_cxMkTvUo?si=YM-0olhXDB628Cm0, It Hurts A Bithttps://youtu.be/1Zp0twKUfMU?si=7ECq_bqTQbE-dRao, Kill Killhttps://youtu.be/w-7N8tviX1k?si=pXNVoo7mUqBOtAPN and more. Some of these videos are slightly altered to depict Joe’s character in his content (and by extension, Joe himself). 
Joe has a series called “Joe Winko Talk” where he explores topics from trends, personal experiences and hardships he has faced from before in his life. In 2024 he plans to also begin a new series where he will be touching on negative experiences that he’s gone through. He also expressed his disdain with YouTube and his new push to other platforms. 
==Horror Movie Directing==
Since 2005, Joe Winko has been creating numerous videos made with various computer games, primarily The Sims and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Every single one of his created videos conveys dark story-lines which almost always includes himself as a character in each of them (Knifed, Trick or Treat, Slender Man's Cabin). These movies take a lot of plot points and inspiration from other media franchises such as Scream and Friday The 13th. His deceased uncle, Romario, also appears as a character in very few of Joe Winko's machinima films (Knifed 7: Return to Woodscreek, Scare 2, The Car Crash).
== Controversy ==
Joe has encountered a lot of problems with people who don’t like his content, especially negative comments on his YouTube channel which he has been vocal about in the past. These comments include criticisms of his banana hat, asking for more Sims movies and more. https://youtu.be/Rcy4ZhjRsnM?si=IjqvCEbI7942Ai4Phttps://youtu.be/EUMoralg60c?si=B4NTPICtOtfU7J8M On July 4, 2023, Joe uploaded “Autistic Guy kicked off Solid Rock Church Propertyhttps://youtu.be/-kGqERpZdU4?si=rt8EsHqm_lnxN9vT”. In the video, Joe is seen filming on a site of the church which in 2010 suffered a thunder strike, he is approached by what appears to be a church goer or admin telling him that he can’t film and was asked to leave, as it is apparently private property. Joe obliges, however is heard soon after cursing out the church, asking for a tornado to hit it in what seems to be a petty reaction. On September 4th, he uploaded a video on YouTube and TikTokhttps://vt.tiktok.com/ZSYM3DSvh/ (was later deleted from YouTube for reasons unknown) recorded August 31st, further chastising the church, asserting that he was “a test sent from God, that Solid Rock Church has failed” and that there will be a tornado to destroy the church as “God has released his wrath upon the church before” before detailing a situation how it would occur, before chanting gibberish and asked the tornado to destroy most people including a youth pastor named “Rick” and leave few inhabitants alive. There is yet to be any more elaboration on why Joe reacted the way he did but a future Joe Winko Talk episode is possible. 
==Trivia==
* He has a gaming channel (JoeWinkoGottaPlay2015) and also has a channel (TheWalkingDeadJoeWinko) where he talks about episodes of his favorite TV shows such as The Walking Dead and The MTV Scream Series. Both are currently inactive as of 2016. 
* Joe Winko has his own wiki site
* According to an episode of his Joe Winko Talk series, Joe Winko also suffers from sleep paralysis on rare occasions, he claims it started in 2006/2007 after learning of his fathers story from his foster parents. 
* He prefers strawberry ice-cream.
*Joe Winko identifies as gay. 
*Joe visits graves of famous influential people to pay respects to often. 
*Joe is often afraid of driving due to his autism, as he almost always has someone else driving him around other places to see graves and explore other areas. 
==Quotes==
* What's up people!? Joe Winko here, your favorite Hawaiian guy!
* Let's get the party started!
* Peace out people!
* ”At all” 
==Filmography==
List of movies under animated horror films that Joe Winko has produced and voice acted on YouTube.
Year	Title
2010	Lake PeWalk
2011	Lake PeWalk 2
2011	Knifed
2012	Final Destination Death's Orders
2012	The Pepper Tree
2012	Creeper
2013	Scare
2013	Knifed 5: Knife of Doom
2013	Knifed 6: Clock of Doom
2013	Knifed 7: Return to Woodscreek
2013	Knifed 8: Sail & Stab
2014	Fresh Apple Massacre
2014	Body Count House
2014	Slender Man's Cabin
2015	Scare Town
2016	Carolina Maniacs
Hiatus 2017-2020; Movies post hiatus
2020	Call of the Scarecrow
2021	Onryo
2022	Werewolf Game
2024	Werewolf Game: Flashback/Villager’s Side
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