This ghostly figure is said to be a Hessian trooper ... In that sense, they’re less menacing than the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. In 1778, German poet Gottfried August Bürger[f ...

"Everything is all about the Headless Horseman now," Sleepy Hollow village administrator ... They still need to figure out a way to lure tourists in during Halloween and convince them to return ...