I didn’t except this new series called Sleepy Hollow to be about how the legend came to be or what it takes in these modern times to deal with such things as headless horsemen, demons, the Masons, Ichabod Crane and two beautiful young African American sisters who are all so pulled into the legend they don’t live for anything else.
Originally,
“
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
” was derived from a
short story
by American author
Washington Irving. It consisted of
34 essays and short stories entitled “
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent” and was
first published in the year 1820.
Each week the essays are torn down from book form into episodes depicting this famous novel’s stories that make up this popular folktale. The twist and turns are pretty interesting and Ichabod Crane, played by Tom Mison, who was resurrected after 250 years, has joined forces with Lt. Abbie Mills played by Nicole Beharie…
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