Stanley is a 17 year old living under strict parole conditions after being sent to juvenile hall multiple times. He has to live with his grandfather, who is extremely abusive, in a town that despises him because both of his parents are dead and he is poor. One day, he discovers a vampire living in his shed that will eat any living thing that crosses the threshold. Stanley is terrified, but his best friend Dommer thinks they should use the creature to get rid of all the bullies and tormenters in their lives.

Spiral is a concept horror film. The year is 1995. Malik and Aaron, a gay couple, move into a quiet suburban town with their teenage daughter Kayla. Malik is worried about leaving the safety of the city after surviving a vicious homophobic attack in his earlier years. Aaron thinks he’s worried for no reason, but Aaron’s not the one at home able to watch the neighbors lurking around the yard and even breaking into the home to vandalize it. Malik thinks he’s uncovered a dark history of violence and aggression lurking beneath the idyllic surface of the all-American town, but he can’t prove it without alienating his family.