I remember this little gem when I was eight yrs old. A toy company called Kenner toys brought this cartoon as a Halloween treat for the kids one Saturday afternoon. Being a kid who LOVED horror/ghost stories and monster flicks, I adored it!.
You could probably say Washington Irving was the Stephen King of his time who penned one of the greatest ghost stories, The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. Back in his time, with no electricity for the night light, no modern conveniences, it was a spooky world. There are two stories presented here-The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. The Headless Horseman story is told like a ghost campfire story in the spooky dark woods. and there is a love triangle to add more climax and conflict. Rip Van Winkle is a dark little tale but more like a fairy tale with a lesson learned.
The animation is not all that good. But the spooky background drawings and chilling musical score is VERY intense, giving the viewer a feeling of always looking behind you expecting someone to say Boo! The cast consists of some very talented famous voices. Many old timers who remember such Hanna Barbara cartoons like The Flintstones and The Jetsons will recognize the voices. And of course, you will recognize the multi talented and multi voiced, Mel Blanc.
This cartoon is VERY hard to find in the main market and I wish they would copy it to DVD or BlueRay. I was lucky to get a VHS copy on E-Bay. But as for spooky Halloween entertainment, I would encourage adults and kids alike to see it. No big violence or gore, just ghostly entertainment on those oh so quiet dark nights to give us a chill or two.
You could probably say Washington Irving was the Stephen King of his time who penned one of the greatest ghost stories, The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. Back in his time, with no electricity for the night light, no modern conveniences, it was a spooky world. There are two stories presented here-The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. The Headless Horseman story is told like a ghost campfire story in the spooky dark woods. and there is a love triangle to add more climax and conflict. Rip Van Winkle is a dark little tale but more like a fairy tale with a lesson learned.
The animation is not all that good. But the spooky background drawings and chilling musical score is VERY intense, giving the viewer a feeling of always looking behind you expecting someone to say Boo! The cast consists of some very talented famous voices. Many old timers who remember such Hanna Barbara cartoons like The Flintstones and The Jetsons will recognize the voices. And of course, you will recognize the multi talented and multi voiced, Mel Blanc.
This cartoon is VERY hard to find in the main market and I wish they would copy it to DVD or BlueRay. I was lucky to get a VHS copy on E-Bay. But as for spooky Halloween entertainment, I would encourage adults and kids alike to see it. No big violence or gore, just ghostly entertainment on those oh so quiet dark nights to give us a chill or two.