Maelstrom most often refers to:
A powerful whirlpool Originally the Moskstraumen in English
Maelstrom may also refer to:
Amusement rides Maelstrom (ride), a former log flume dark ride attraction in the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida Maelstrom, a spinning flat thrill ride at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey Maelstrom, a gyro swing ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire, UK
Characters Maelstrom (comics), fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics Maelstrom, a character in the Ice Age films Mael Strom, aka Yuki Yoshida, from the anime/manga Is This a Zombie? Professor Maelstrom, a fictional villain in the 2019 Netflix series Carmen Sandiego Maelstrom, also known as Wazir Kale, from Hitman 2
Film and television Maelström (film), a 2000 Canadian film Maelstrom (TV series), a 1985 BBC television drama serial "Maelstrom" (Battlestar Galactica)
Games Maelstrom (1992 video game), an Apple Macintosh game Maelstrom (role-playing game), by Alexander Scott Maelstrom (video game), a 2007 PC game VOR: The Maelstrom, a miniature wargame Maelstrom (Live Action Roleplaying), a live action roleplaying game run 2004–2012 by Profound Decisions Maelstrom, a lightning-based hammer item in the video game "Dota 2" Maelstrom, a gang in Cyberpunk 2077 Maelstrom, a huge whirlpool in the Warcraft game franchise
Literature "A Descent into the Maelström", an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe Maelstrom (Timms novel), by E.V. Timms Maelstrom, a 2001 novel by Peter Watts Maelstrom, a 2006 novel in the Petaybee universe by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough Maelstrom, a 2017 novel by Yael Inokai Maelstrom (Destroyermen novel), the third book of the Destroyermen series
Music Maelstrom, an album by JR Ewing Mælstrøm, an album by the Belgian crust punk band Oathbreaker "Descent into the Maelstrom", a song by the Australian band Radio Birdman on the album Radios Appear "Maelstrom", a song by The Steve Miller Band on the album Living in the 20th Century "Maelstrom", a composition by Julian Cochran "The Maelstrom", a composition by Robert W. Smith "Maelstrom 2010", a song by the Canadian melodic death metal band Kataklysm on the album Temple of Knowledge Maelstrom, a Boston-based thrash metal band active from the late 1980s to the early 1990s that released an LP on Taang! Records