Spiral is a 2007 Psychological Horror film directed by Joel David Moore and Adam Green and starring Zachary Levi and Moore. Moore is Mason, a troubled telemarketer and artist prone to panic attacks. His childhood friend, Berkeley (Levi), is also his boss, and covers for him. Mason meets Amber at work and falls for her. He begins making paintings of her, but there is something darker below Mason's obsession with painting her...
Not to be confused with the live-action adaptation of Uzumaki, or the ninth entry in the Saw franchise.
This film exhibits the following tropes:
- Door of Doom: The door in the back of Mason's apartment glows ominously in several scenes. It may be where Mason kills his victims.
- It Always Rains at Funerals: There's a beautiful overhead shoot of umbrellas as a grieving child weaves his way through them when Mason visits his mother's grave.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Mason painted all of the Jazz postcards to impress his father who is in prison for killing Mason's mother.
