The Hagstone Demon (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, The Hagstone Demon is a horror film directed by Jon Springer, running about 96 minutes. “Mark Borchardt is back, in BLACK.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Douglas Elmore is an alcoholic writer and caretaker haunted by visions of his dead wife and pursued by supernatural forces bent on revenge for his past deeds. When tenants start turning up dead in the hallways and stairwells of his brownstone apartment building, Douglas suspects a strange but sexually alluring homeless prostitute named Karna who sleeps in his basement by day and prowls the empty city by night. But as the bodies pile up, Douglas is torn between his growing obsession with Karna and the threat of becoming a prime suspect in a murder investigation. Douglas must find the origin of the evil residing in the old Hagstone building before the secrets of his past return to destroy him.

Who’s in it. The Hagstone Demon stars Mark Borchardt as Douglas Elmore, Nadine Gross as Karna / Mary Anne Riley, Cyndi Kurtz as Barbara Halloway and Gizelle Erickson as Julie Elizabeth Elmore, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, The Hagstone Demon has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Hagstone Demon page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Hagstone Demon tend to enjoy Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining and Alien.