Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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An unnerving ride home through the countryside after dark is made ever more dreadful when the sound of hoofbeats arise. Out comes a magnificent black stallion with a silent rider....one who is missing his head! The Headless Horseman is a frightening character, hellbent on revenge for the loss of his head. Though his most famous escapade took place in Washington Irving's tale, the character of the Headless Horseman has been around since the Middle Ages!

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MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.

MUSIC:
"The Headless Horseman" Brandon and Derek Fiechter
"Sleepy Hollow Music & Ambience" Mr. Ambience

CLIPS:
"The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad" Disney
"A Flow Through the Forest" brightskydrones.co.uk
"The Outer Hebrides" Graeme Forrest

OPENING:
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ARTISTS FEATURED:
Jurei Chan
Dyrick Schaefer
Andy Walsh
David Pyatt
D3vilusion Art
Lizard Helen
John Quidor
Mark Latham
Aly K Sasagawa

REFERENCES:
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving
thevintagenews.com/2018/03/27/headless-horseman
history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman
folklorethursday.com/legends/the-dreaded-headless-horseman-and-the-origins-of-a-legend
grunge.com/215250/the-legend-of-the-headless-horseman-explained
mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Headless_Horseman
mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Dullahan
bbc.com/culture/article/20161118-the-horror-of-the-headless-horseman
historydetectives.nyhistory.org/2019/10/halloween-history-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-2
kitgentry.com/sleepyhollow_real05.html
scotclans.com/scotland/scottish-myths/supernatural-scotland/ewan-headless

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