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暴風は擬神化された龍の如く、廊下と髑髏の面を飲み込もうと、その蛇体を螺旋らせる。
The strong wind, similarly to the quasi-deified dragon, makes its serpentine body twist like a spiral with the intention of swallowing the corridor and the (man) with the skull mask.
I think this could be an acceptable translation, but I consider らせる as a typo for される.
Is it another form completely?
螺旋 is not a suru-verb and らせんさせる doesn't make sense anyway.
If it's not a typo, maybe the author wanted it to be read as くねらせる. Does the author of this novel like "creative" 当て字 readings like this? Anyway, I don't know why this doesn't come with furigana.
