On dark nights, villagers said they could hear the pounding of hooves racing through the valley.
Witnesses described a terrifying rider dressed in a military uniform.
A rider with no head.
Some claimed he carried his severed head beneath one arm.
Others insisted he searched endlessly for it, riding through forests, fields, and lonely roads beneath the moonlight.
And anyone unfortunate enough to cross his path risked becoming part of the legend themselves.
Enter Ichabod Crane
Among the residents of Sleepy Hollow was a schoolteacher named Ichabod Crane.
Tall, awkward, and deeply superstitious, Ichabod was fascinated by ghost stories.
Every strange noise.
Every mysterious shadow.
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