Ty Miller, born in 1964, is an American actor known for his engaging performances in cult cinema. He appears in Slaughterhouse Rock (1988), where he navigates the eerie landscape of a haunted rock band, showcasing his ability to blend charm with tension. In the Trancers series, specifically Trancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994) and Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994), he plays a renegade trancer seeking Jack Deth's trust, further cementing his role in the realm of sci-fi exploitation. Miller's work in these films contributes to the vibrant tapestry of 80s and 90s genre cinema.
Slaughterhouse Rock
lex Gardner, a college student suffers from recurring nightmares in which he experiences the deaths of the victims of a vicious killer who lived on Alcatraz, before it became a prison. When the nightmares begin manifesting in reality, and his friends see him hovering over his bed, his teacher, an occultist, tells him to go to the island to face down the ghost of the killer. The friends become stranded on the island, and Alex's brother Richard becomes possessed, killing some friends and raping one of the girls. Alex is aided in his quest by the ghost of Sammy Mitchell, a singer for the band Bodybag. Sammy teaches Alex how to levitate and escape his body, and is also the subject of a dance routine, intercut into the film. The friends lure the ghost of the killer, and Alex's brother into the prison chapel, and blow it up, releasing the curse.
