[1] It stars Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Ari Cohen as Malik and Aaron, respectively, a same-sex couple who move to a small town with their daughter Kayla (June Laporte), only to suspect that their initial welcome from their neighbors Marshall (Lochlyn Munro) and Tiffany (Chandra West) may conceal something sinister.

[2] It premiered August 25, 2019 at Arrow Video Frightfest[3] and was screened at other horror and LGBTQ film festivals through late 2019 and early 2020.

Kayla tells Malik and Aaron she has found a part-time job, but she secretly spends her time hanging out with Tiffany and Marshall’s teenage son, Tyler.

He discovers the paper Mr. Rinehart gave him has a series of numerical dates and, after researching, learns that a same-sex couple was the victim of a murder-suicide in the same neighborhood in 1985.

Suddenly, a group of hooded figures appear in the house, and Aaron discovers Tyler eating the intestines of Kayla’s body.

Meanwhile, Marshall, now alive, visits Malik and tells him that Aaron and Kayla will be murdered, and he will be framed and appear to have committed suicide.

Ten years later, a South Asian couple and their daughter moves into the house, and the wife finds the CD-rom hidden in the attic.

The website's critical consensus reads: "Spiral explores the tension between otherness and conformity with a well-acted horror story that chills even if it doesn't outright terrify.

"[7] His Name is Death editor Albert Nowicki praised the movie for its undertones and subtextual plot and applauded Harder for "finally giving gay characters the right to speak and tell their stories."