Ghosks is the Bunk is the original title, but was mistakenly changed to "Ghosk is the Bunk" when re-colored years later. This mistake came from tracing over the original title card.
Radio programs, with sound effects, were popular entertainment at the time this short was released. Horror, thriller and suspense programs were the norm, and this cartoon takes advantage of that.
As the register pages seem to turn themselves, Popeye says, "Turned with the wind, I guess." This is a reference to "Gone with the Wind," which was released the same year.
When the "man that wasn't there" approaches, Popeye says, "His father must have been a glazier or something, I guess." A glazier is a person whose profession is fitting glass into windows and doors.
No "ship-door" opening segment.