In the mid-2010s, Washington Irving's classic folktale was reinvented for new audiences, and it completely changed the script.
With Halloween just around the corner, it's time to dust off some of your favorite spooky stories for another read. One such story that seems to recur every so often around this time of year is that of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Penned by Washington Irving over two hundred years ago, the short story follows Ichabod Crane, a schoolmaster in the 1700s Village of Sleepy Hollow, as he encounters the famed Headless Horseman on a dark and eerie night.
Taking place largely in the modern day , Ichabod Crane has been Rip Van Winkle'd into the 2010s after dying on the battlefield where he beheaded the Hessian Horseman. Upon waking up in the 21st century, nothing is quite the same. In this version of Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod is portrayed more as a war hero, no doubt in reference to the actual Ichabod Crane who inspired the character's namesake.
As spiritual successors to the Mulder and Scully dynamic of The X-Files, Ichabod and Abby were joined together in a different sort of way. They weren't lovers or simply partners, they were two halves of a spiritual mystery the series never got to fully explain or explore. The role of a Witness is something that surpasses all other bonds, but as to how or why they are chosen, we don't completely know.
Additionally, secret societies like the Freemasons , dueling witch covens, and the demons of Purgatory itself come into play here, with Ichabod and Abby smack in the middle. Yes, the show gives its take on Wendigos, succubi, Sandmen, demons, angels, and even the Pied Piper, but it's Sleepy Hollow's ability to seamlessly blend them together that makes this show stand out.
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