Supernatural Spirits - Headless Horseman

Biography Flash: Headless Horseman's Haunted Hayrides, Holiday Horror, and Headless Selfies | 103 characters


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The Headless Horseman has been living his absolute best afterlife lately, folks. In the biographical news flash no one saw coming, he’s back front-and-center—well, minus the center, since, you know, headless. But what the legend lacks in anatomy, he more than makes up for in cultural stamina, and this week? Oh, he’s been everywhere.

Let’s start in Ulster Park, where that famous haunted hayride—the one that basically writes the Horseman’s résumé every October—just nabbed the number two spot on USA Today’s list of best haunted attractions in the U.S. That’s right, the Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses jumped the charts like a viral meme in an elementary school cafeteria and is being called out for its “iconic” status. If you’re thinking, does getting voted second scare the Horseman? Don’t worry, he hasn’t lost his head over it.

But wait, there’s more! Forget the calendar—while normal people are eating leftover Halloween candy in November, the Horseman is moonlighting as holiday horror. The big news this week: Frostbite is back for a one-night-only event December 5th. It’s a mashup of festive and fiendish, where attendees wander through a Frostbite-themed haunted house, Mrs. Claus’s Revenge 3D walkthrough (someone check on Santa, please), and—still totally in theme—take photos with Frostbite Santa Claws. The organizers say this is “not for children,” which is what my high school math teacher said about my sense of humor[2].

On the digital front, Roblox players are mourning the annual loss of the Headless Horseman avatar bundle, which, like youth and my metabolism, disappears shortly after Halloween. Social media is a swirl of memes, hot takes, and FOMO screenshots as everyone asks, “Did you get the bundle before it went off-sale?” Of course, I didn’t. Because nothing says adulthood like missing out digitally and physically[5].

Meanwhile, in the real-and-yet-not-real world of pop culture, plenty of TikToks and Instagrams popped up tagging the Headless Horseman Bridge and Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Apparently, “headless selfies” are trending—reminding us that, centuries later, if you don’t post it, did the decapitation even happen[3]?

That’s the past few days in the life of a dude who hasn’t had a pumpkin spice latte since 1820. Thanks for tuning in, my gourd-geous listeners. Subscribe so you never miss an update on the Headless Horseman and search up “Biography Flash” for more biographies that’ll keep your brain on—unlike our friend here.

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