Rather than facing certain death, Ian finds himself reborn into a new life that feels strangely familiar. The Deaths of Ian Stone. He seems to be waiting for that one "big" role that will place him with the higher tier … Probably the best of the 8 Films to Die For released in 2007 as part of the AfterDark Horror Fest, The Deaths of Ian Stone is influenced quite a bit by Memento, The Matrix and even Cemetery Man. THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE is a very ambitious flick indeed. Every new day means a new life with the same deadly consequence. With Mike Vogel, Jaime Murray, Christina Cole, Michael Feast. On an otherwise ordinary night, the young Ian Stone encounters a mysterious creature and is forced into the path of an oncoming train. A cruel nightmare is lived over and over again by an ordinary man. Description. On an otherwise ordinary night, the young Ian Stone encounters a mysterious creature and is forced into the path of an oncoming train. From the Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Cloverfield to this one, Vogel is paving his road on the acting landscape. Deaths tells the story of an all-American guy who is murdered each day by horrifying pursuers, only to wake up in slightly different lives to experience the terror of being murdered again. THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE is a very ambitious flick indeed. Luckily, the film’s connection with the sport ends there, as titular protagonist Ian (Mike Vogel) blows a last second goal attempt and his collegiate team suffers defeat at his hands. He seems to be waiting for that one "big" role that will place him with the higher tier of action/horror stars. Upon realizing that he is being stalked by a strange supernatural presence and that he will die a new death every day until he unlocks the lingering secrets of his own life, Ian Stone attempts to thwart death long enough to uncover the hidden truth about his own identity. Directed by Dario Piana. Rather than facing certain death, Ian finds himself reborn into a new life that feels strangely familiar. The Deaths of Ian Stone Synopsis: Ian Stone (Mike Vogel) is a working stiff, an American businessman who travels to England for business only to find himself trapped in a bizarre reality: every day he dies a horrific death at the hands of an unknown killer... only to wake up and murdered again and again. It doesn't waste its time getting right to the action and as it moves along like a speeding train it reaches out and scoops up the exposition and keeps its pace going. Soon enough, Ian is thrown into the clutches of death yet again. Ian Stone (Mike Vogel) is a working stiff, an American businessman who travels to England for business only to find himself trapped in a bizarre reality: every day he dies a horrific death at the hands of an unknown killer… only to wake up and murdered again and again. From the Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Cloverfield to this one, Vogel is paving his road on the acting landscape.