Born in Russleville, Kentucky in 1983, Chris J. Miller started his career as a child actor appearing in a string of popular commercials, including; Doctor Dreadful, Mighty Max (toyline), McDonald's, Hot Wheels, Nickelodeon toys and Eggo Waffles.
Miller started doing extensive stop-motion animation work for the 2008 children's variety show Polyphony,[2] which was an official selection at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Horror website Cinemaglob praised the film, comparing it to Eraserhead and Forbidden Zone due to its grainy black and white visuals, and surrealistic elements.
Miller also did some editing work and designed the stop motion title sequence for the feature film Toolbox Murders 2 AKA Coffin Baby.
[12] That same year he also co-wrote the screenplays to the Christian dramas, Lukewarm,[13] which stars John Schneider, Bill Cobbs and Jenna von Oÿ, and Online which were distributed by Image Entertainment.
Miller also worked on various projects for independent movie company The Asylum as an art director for the films The Coed and the Zombie Stoner and the Christmas special Santa Claws.
According to his official Facebook page, Miller was very sick while working on Mortuary Massacre, and in July 2016 while finalizing the edits, he was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Miller is an avid collector of cult film memorabilia and provided rare deleted scenes and other bonus features for the 2016 Blu-ray release of Claudio Fragasso's Monster Dog.