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If you thought the Headless Horseman was taking a vacation after Halloween, guess again. The big news breaking through the echoing hollers of Sleepy Hollow — and, yes I do mean both the actual town and the realm of spooky pop culture gossip — is that Tim Burton’s version of the Headless Horseman is mounting a comeback. According to Bloody Disgusting, the infamous specter from Burton's 1999 “Sleepy Hollow” movie is getting a return ride thanks to IDW Dark, which is launching a comic book sequel called “Return to Sleepy Hollow.” This thing is set fifteen years after the movie, with new evil stalking the town and the Horseman presumably sharpening the old axe for one more go-round. As if movie-to-comic reboots weren’t everywhere already. Apparently, this one drops right before Halloween next year, giving all the pumpkin-spiced latte sippers one more thing to be basic about.

Meanwhile, the annual “Headless Horseman Hayrides & Haunted Houses” in Ulster Park just wrapped for the season, once again helping thousands of grown adults justify their fall Instagram content with blurry Night Mode shots and captions about “not losing their head.” I’ll let myself out. But hey, Sleepy Hollow tourism is up, and some sources even say the Horseman gets more tagging on social this year than “pumpkin patch selfie.”

In actual news, or as close as we get when talking about legendary murder-ghosts, Visit Sleepy Hollow reports their parade and haunted house festivities remain packed. The Chamber of Commerce is probably the only group happy to see the ghoul who inspired centuries of trauma tourism.

And now, if you thought the Headless Horseman’s career had peaked with Washington Irving, think again. Recent pop culture deep dives, like one on Pop Heist recapping a bizarre “Murder, She Wrote” episode, prove our guy can still crash a party, solve a mystery, or at least deliver a killer cold open on TV reruns. The Headless Horseman may be fictional, but he’s one LinkedIn update away from “Influencer” status.

So, long story short: comics, haunted hayrides, TV reruns, and, apparently, limitless ability to keep his name trending every October and occasionally, mid-November. Some of us can’t even keep up with our email for a week.

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