In 1799, young constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is sent from New York City to a small town called Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of murders. There, Crane discovers that three of the killings were of the most notable men in town. The town council says that the murders are the work of the legendary headless horseman, the ghost of a Hessian soldier who was beheaded in battle. With help from a young sidekick and the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci), Crane’s investigation leads him to answers bordering both logic and the supernatural.
Happy Halloween! We couldn’t think of a better film to celebrate the haunted holiday than Tim Burton’s masterful Sleepy Hollow (1999). Join us as we discuss this work steeped in history and influence, from the original Washington Irving short story, through Burton’s love of gothic horror and Hammer film studios. Listen, as Johnny Has Keys gallops furiously through the dark and foggy woods, seeking to escape a headless demon in pursuit!
SHOW NOTES:
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Original trailer
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
- Tim Burton
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller
- The Witch (2015)
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
- Basil Rathbone
- Roddy McDowall
- Giallo
- Beauty and the Beast (1946)
- Creepypasta
- The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
- National Velvet (1944)
- Mario Bava
- Hammer Films
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
- Corman’s Poe films
- Carry on Screaming (1966)
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