Haunting of the Queen Mary (2023) Horror Thriller Drama Mystery

Rated R | Threatrical Aug 18, 2023 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery | Runtime 2h 05m
Haunting of the Queen Mary (2023) Horror Thriller Drama Mystery Poster

Haunting of the Queen Mary Plot Synopsis:

When photographers Erin and Patrick are brought aboard the ship with their young son Lukas, they unleash a series of events that entwines their family with the ship's dark past. As the terror unfolds around them they begin to realise there is more to this sumptuous ocean liner than meets the eye: its remarkable legacy masking violent secrets.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: Haunting of the Queen Mary explores the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family"s voyage on Halloween night in 1938, and their interwoven destiny with another family onboard the infamous ocean liner present day.

Tagline: Evil has a new vessel...

Vertical has set the date for the North American release of the supernatural horror-mystery Haunting of the Queen Mary from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore. The film, previously titled The Queen Mary, is a psychological horror which explores the mysterious and violent events surrounding one family’s voyage on Halloween night (1938) and their interwoven destiny with another family onboard the infamous ocean liner present day. 

Vertical has slated Haunting of the Queen Mary for release on August 18, 2023.  The film will be released in select theaters and On Demand the same day

Haunting of the Queen Mary stars Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness, Belgravia), Joel Fry (Cruella, Game of Thrones), Nell Hudson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), William Shockley (Death in Texas), and BAFTA award-winner Lenny Rush (Am I Being Unreasonable?).  

Stephen Oliver and Tom Vaughan penned the script with revisions by Shore. The film is produced by Brett Matthew Tomberlin (Winchester) of Imagination Design Works; Thorsten Schumacher of Rocket Science; Lars Sylvest; Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures (The Woman in Black); and Mali Elfman.

Shooting of the film took place aboard the actual Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. A luxury ocean-liner graced by generations of the rich and famous, HMS Queen Mary is now celebrated - and feared - as “One of the World’s Most Haunted Places” (Time Magazine).  In the early twentieth century, shipping lines competed to be the fastest to complete a transatlantic crossing. But among the most famous record-holders was the RMS Queen Mary, which held the record for fourteen years, but now stands encased in concrete at Long Beach, California, where it has been used for many years as a luxury hotel and tourist attraction. The ship has a lengthy history of visitors reporting seeing ghosts and visions in its rooms and on its decks, making it the perfect setting for paranormal goings-on on the big screen.

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Official Trailer

  • Haunting of the Queen Mary Official Trailer

Haunting of the Queen Mary Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2023 (more 2023 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 125 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Directors: Gary Shore, Rebecca Harris
Stars: Alice Eve, Nell Hudson, Joel Fry, Tim Downie, William Shockley … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Aug 18, 2023
Language: English, German
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Haunting of the Queen Mary Release Dates In Theaters: Aug 18, 2023, VOD: Aug 18, 2023, Digital HD: Aug 18, 2023
Writers: Stephen Oliver, Tom Vaughan, Gary Shore
Producers: Hisham Alghanim, Tobin Armbrust, Gianluca Chakra, Vikrant Chopra, Laurie Cook, Mali Elfman, Morgan Emmery, Nicholas Ferrall, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Patrick Fischer, Brian J. Gilbert, John P Gleeson, Cassidy Hartmann, Bridgette Kelch, Matthew Kemper, Richard Kondal, Jean-Charles Levy, Rok Luneznik, Jason Newmark, Oisín O'Neill, Jordan Rambis, Thorsten Schumacher, Nigel Sinclair, Lars Sylvest, Brett Tomberlin, Andrew Trapani, Tom Vaughan, Ryan Westheimer
Musicians: Tiffany Ashton, Jason Livesay, Nolan Livesay
Cinematographers: Isaac Bauman
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