The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a Halloween essential that has endured for centuries. Washington Irving's 1820 tale of a headless horseman who terrorizes the real-life village of Sleepy Hollow is considered one of America's first ghost stories.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
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https://ghostcitytours.com/ghost-stories/irish-ghost-stories/the-dullahan/
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