The island, like its inhabitants, is wholly fictional. Kong’s island home in the Pacific makes its first appearance, along with Kong himself, in the 1933 film King Kong.

The could dress up with your beau for some trick or treating, or you could just snuggle up with a fall cocktail and a spooky Halloween flick. Pardon us while we go with what’s behind door number two. We can’t, err, mask our excitement for the holiday that demands its revelers partake in as many activities that scare them to the bone as they can, like reading chilling short stories, or spending two hours with blood thirsty vampires.

The Black Pearl is a fictional ship in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. In the screenplay, the Black Pearl is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Captained by Captain Jack Sparrow, she is said to be “nigh uncatchable”.