Headless Horseman (disambiguation)
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The Headless Horseman
is a fictional character in the 1820 short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.
Headless Horseman may also refer to:
in film
in literature
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other
Headless Horseman
The headless horseman has been a motif of European folklore since at least the Middle ages.The Headless Horseman is a fictional character who appears in a short story called “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” which is in a collection of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon written by Washington Irving...
is a fictional character in the 1820 short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.
Headless Horseman may also refer to:
in film
- The Headless Horseman (1922 film), a 1920s horror film
- The Headless Horseman (1934 film), a film produced by ComiColor CartoonsComiColor CartoonsThe ComiColor Cartoon series was a series of 25 animated short subjects produced by the Ub Iwerks studio from 1933 to 1936. The series was the last produced by the studio; after losing distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934, the Iwerks studio's senior company Celebrity Pictures had to distribute...
- Headless Horseman (film)Headless Horseman (film)Headless Horseman is a film that aired on the SCI FI Channel in October 2007, based on the legend of the Headless Horseman. The movie takes the tack that the Washington Irving story was the "white-washed" version and the events in this horror film is the real story. It stars Richard Moll and Billy...
, a 2007 film that aired on the Sci Fi Channel - A fictional character in the Disney film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a 1949 animated feature produced by Walt Disney. The film was released to theaters on October 5, 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures and is the eleventh animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
(1949) - Headless HorsemanHeadless HorsemanThe headless horseman has been a motif of European folklore since at least the Middle ages.The Headless Horseman is a fictional character who appears in a short story called “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” which is in a collection of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon written by Washington Irving...
, a fictional character in the horror film Sleepy Hollow (1999) that was partly based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
in literature
- The Headless Horseman (novel)The Headless Horseman (novel)For other uses, see Headless Horseman The Headless Horseman is a novel by Mayne Reid written in 1865 or 1866 and is based on the author's adventures in the United States. The Headless Horseman or a Strange Tale of Texas was set in Texas and based on a South Texas folk tale.Reportedly, an Irish...
, a 1865 novel by Mayne Reid - Headless HorsemanHeadless HorsemanThe headless horseman has been a motif of European folklore since at least the Middle ages.The Headless Horseman is a fictional character who appears in a short story called “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” which is in a collection of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon written by Washington Irving...
, a fictional character in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
in music
- "Headless Horseman", a song by Pigmy Love Circus on the album The Power of BeefThe Power of BeefThe Power of Beef is a 2003 album by Pigmy Love Circus.-Track listing:#"Livin' Like Shit"#"Drug Run to Fontana"#"Swamp Creature"#"Bone Orchard"#"Pistolero Sleep"#"Bad Luck"#"Murderer"#"Highway Man"#"Headless Horseman"#"12 Gauge Kiss"...
(2003) - The Headless Horseman (album), a 2002 album by PegazusPegazus-External links:**...
other
- Headless Horseman, a Halloween story told in St. Williams, Ontario
- Headless Horseman Hayrides, a Halloween attraction in Ulster Park, New York
- DullahanDullahanThe Irish dullahan is a type of unseelie fairie. It is headless, usually seen riding a black horse and carrying his or her head under one arm. The head's eyes are massive and constantly dart about like flies, while the mouth is constantly in a hideous grin that touches both sides of the head...
, a headless horseman from Irish mythology - Headless Horseman, a ghost in Prestbury, GloucestershirePrestbury, GloucestershirePrestbury is a medium sized village near the edge of the Cotswolds. It is on the outskirts of the larger town, Cheltenham, and forms part of the borough of Cheltenham, despite retaining its own parish council as a civil parish. It is part of the Tewkesbury parliamentary constituency, represented...
- The Headless Horseman, a fictional character in the videogame World of WarcraftWorld of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
, that comes in the themed Halloween period called Hallow's End