About this episode
The episode adapts Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow for modern audiences, focusing on Ichabod Crane's encounter with the supernatural.
Text us Tonight, Anthology of Horror resurrects one of America’s most enduring ghost stories — The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Originally written by Washington Irving, this timeless tale of superstition, ambition, and fear has been adapted and rewritten by Spring Heeled Jack for modern audiences. Set in the mist-shrouded valley of Sleepy Hollow, the story follows Ichabod Crane, an ambitious schoolmaster whose vanity and greed draw him into the heart of the Hollow’s oldest legend — the haunting o...
Topics covered
- ghost stories
- superstition
- ambition
- fear
Keywords
- Sleepy Hollow
- Ichabod Crane
- Washington Irving
- adaptation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Anthology of Horror, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Places: America, Sleepy Hollow, Hollow
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