Time for my annual October rewatch 🎃

this video is very cozy

I've watched this video every October for at least 8 years. I even emailed James years ago to thank him for it and he responded! Cinemassacre has changed, but what hasn't. I still always come back to this to complete my Halloween season.

I hope this video never gets taken down. It's so cozy and capture the autumn and halloween feeling so perfectly. Thank you James

Fun video. I live in New York City and am a lifelong Legend of Sleepy Hollow geek, so I've gone up there to visit a number of times. Just wanted to mention a couple other Legend-related landmarks in the town. Major André's tree, where the Revolutionary War-era British spy John André was captured, used to stand on the edge of what is now Patriot's Park, right along the border between Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. There's still a plaque there marking its former location. The tree is prominent in Irving's story - he talks about its haunted reputation, and Ichabod had just passed it when he encountered the Horseman.

There's a stream very nearby that runs through the park, and may be the same stream Irving had in mind where Ichabod first hears the "plashy tramp" of the ghost horse's hoof, though that I'm not sure about. The approximate location seems right, anyway. To my understanding, the "Broadway" that runs through town past the park pretty much follows the old road that ran through there for centuries, so it's likely to be the road along which the Horseman chased Ichabod.

The village was actually called North Tarrytown until the 1990s (Sleepy Hollow may well be a name Irving just made up - I'm not aware of any evidence that anyone local called it that in his time). The residents voted to change the name and get some more of that sweet, sweet tourist money. They really milk it now - the Horseman is on all the street signs and municipal vehicles, and the sports teams at the public schools are all The Horsemen (don't know if the girls' teams are The Horsewomen). They go all out at Halloweentime, and there's a haunted hayride and lots of elaborate pageantry (including of course headless riders) at the Philipsburg Manor across from the Old Dutch Church, around the millpond Irving mentions in the story.

A train stop or two south, closer to the city, is Irvington, the location of the author's beautiful, custom-built estate "Sunnyside." That's been preserved as a sort of Irving museum and is also a must-visit if you're a Legend fan.

I grew up across the river from Sleepy Hollow but always loved to pay a visit during Halloween season. The village has orange and black street signs now, fully embracing ther Halloween heritage. Many houses also feature a horseman statue for decoration. Makes me proud to see a place near my home featured on Cinemassacre!

Been going to Sleepy Hollow every year for the past 5 years for Halloween. Love it.

This is one of my FAVORITE videos of yours, James. Ever. It's so spooky and atmospheric. Captures the season as well as the Washington Irving story itself. You have a great voice for narration.

I've watched this video every year since it came out. Feels like it captures the moment right before everything changed in the world. It's cozy, nostalgic and reverent. Happy Halloween.

I would pay for another of these types of videos. I watch it all the time for that Halloween comfort. You are the man, James.

2025 here

I watch this video every October.

Man, Sleepy Hollow sounds like an AWESOME place to visit! Another place added to my bucket list!

I grew up in northern NJ.  I visited this town and cemetery a few times.  To say the least, its amazing.  I'm 41 now and living in San Diego. My family all lives in NY, NJ and VA.  I visit the east coast about 3 times a year.  I'm planning on going back to Sleepy Hollow for the first time since 1998, when I was only 22.  This place is magical.  In my will, I want to be buried here.

I watch a lot of Headless Horseman/Sleepy Hollow videos and movies all throughout October. This is the first time I've seen this video, but it won't be the last. It is an excellent tour video. Thanks for posting it.

I love this video.. I watch it every year to start off my Halloween spirit.. your opening monologue is perfect 🎉🎉🫵👌👌👌

I have come back every year to watch this video.

This was done with a lot of love. Well done.

This video is like visiting an old friend.

I visited Sleepy Hollow this Spring, and lo and behold, when I arrived there, a thunderstorm broke out.