Post by hammerhead on May 15, 2013 5:44:01 GMT -5
The new (yeech) "TV show" (for lack of a better term) has brought up the possibility of looking into Sleepy Hollow and its impact on (specifically American) horror. There's a trove of material to draw from, way beyond the infuriating Burton "reimagining".
Most people know of the story primarily from the fantastic Disney short, which, thankfully, is fairly true to the source material, particularly in its depiction of Ichabod Crane as a weasely. money grabbing snot. Its depiction of Brom Bones, however, is far less fair.
The biggest problem with the short, and one that has informed all subsequent adaptations, is the ending, which suggests that Ichabod's encounter with the Horseman was real, when the short story suggests it was a prank engineered by Brom, a fairly important plot point.
It's pretty amazing how much of an impact this story has had; North Tarrytown, burial place of Washington Irving, even changed its name to Sleepy Hollow in 1996, which is cute, if a bit opportunistic. Wikipedia lists 17 adaptations of the story, including an animated short narrated by John Carradine that was originally shown with "Charlotte's Web", and a 1980 TV movie with Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod, perhaps the single greatest casting decision ever.
Most people know of the story primarily from the fantastic Disney short, which, thankfully, is fairly true to the source material, particularly in its depiction of Ichabod Crane as a weasely. money grabbing snot. Its depiction of Brom Bones, however, is far less fair.
The biggest problem with the short, and one that has informed all subsequent adaptations, is the ending, which suggests that Ichabod's encounter with the Horseman was real, when the short story suggests it was a prank engineered by Brom, a fairly important plot point.
It's pretty amazing how much of an impact this story has had; North Tarrytown, burial place of Washington Irving, even changed its name to Sleepy Hollow in 1996, which is cute, if a bit opportunistic. Wikipedia lists 17 adaptations of the story, including an animated short narrated by John Carradine that was originally shown with "Charlotte's Web", and a 1980 TV movie with Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod, perhaps the single greatest casting decision ever.