Brom tells the tale of the Headless Horseman at a party with Ichabod in attendance. This ghostly figure is said to be a Hessian trooper, i.e. a German soldier who assisted the British Army during ...

I WOULD SAY HE’S THE FIRST GREAT AMERICAN GHOST STORY WRITER. THE GHOST OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN IS A HESSIAN TROOPER WHOSE HEAD WAS BLOWN OFF IN A WESTCHESTER BATTLE, AND WHO HAS COME BACK IN ...