E300: The Haunting of the RMS Queen Mary

Fresh Hell Podcast

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True Crime, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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For our 300th episode, we’re boarding one of the most famous ships in the world: the RMS Queen Mary. Once the epitome of 1930s luxury and wartime resilience, she now sits permanently moored in Long Beach, California… and she’s said to be home to over 150ghosts. We talk about the tragic story of Door 13 and the splendor of the first-class swimming pool, as well as the anger and rage in the infamous Stateroom B340. Hear all about the elegant Woman in White who never left the dance floor, explore with us the ship’s history, hauntings, and the very thin line between legend and marketing. Join us as we celebrate 300 episodes of Fresh Hell Podcast with a deep dive into the glamour, the ghosts, and the real-life horror story of keeping the Queen Mary afloat. Queen Mary, RMS Queen Mary, Haunted Queen Mary, Queen Mary ghosts, Queen Mary Long Beach, haunted ship, haunted ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary history, Queen Mary hauntings, Stateroom B340, Queen Mary Door 13, Queen’s Salon ghost, Jackie Queen Mary, Queen Mary paranormal, Queen Mary ghost tours, Dark Harbor Queen Mary, Queen Mary Disney, Port Disney, Queen Mary corporate history, haunted ships podcast, Fresh Hell Podcast, Queen Mary haunted history, Long Beach hauntings, Queen Mary documentary, paranormal tourism, Art Deco ocean liner, Queen Mary 300th episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Rob Kirk up and I am the host of How Haunted, the podcast where we explore the dark history and terrifying ghost stories of some of the UK's most haunted places, with the occasional trip overseas.
0:17.9	Every other Friday, you'll hear tales of horror, chilling investigations with real audio from ghost hunts,
0:25.2	and even the occasional guest, or polter guest, as I prefer to call them.
0:30.9	Every October, we go weekly for spooky season, with a month of themed episodes building up to a huge Halloween spookacular.
0:40.2	And at Christmas, I share your own real-life ghost stories in the nightmare before Christmas special.
0:47.0	So search for How Haunted, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:51.3	And join me every fortnight as we ask the question.
0:55.0	How haunted?
0:57.0	You feel that? A sudden chill, a tingle down your spine?
1:05.0	It's not a draft, is it?
1:07.0	No, it's the unmistakable sign that we've found them.
1:10.0	The most terrifyingly delicious ghost stories you've ever heard.
1:15.3	And trust us, we've had some close calls.
1:18.5	We're talking haunted hallways, phantom apparitions, and things that go bump in the night.
1:24.5	All served up on our new show, Ghostbytes.
1:28.4	Join us as we dig into the spectral secrets and spooky sightings that will have you
1:33.0	sleeping with the lights on. So if you're brave enough, come grab a bite with us.
1:37.9	Just try not to let it be your last.
1:51.0	Ghostbites, streaming now on all your favorite podcast platforms. You're listening to the Fresh Hell podcast.
2:05.4	Fresh Hell contains stories of a disturbing and often graphic nature and is intended for a mature
2:11.1	audience.
2:12.1	Please don't let your kids listen to this, or they might turn out like us.
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