The Legend of the Headless Horseman is considered the first original American ghost story. A melting pot of a tale, the myth is the perfect cocktail of Revolutionary War history mixed with healthy doses of the most metal mythological ghouls to ever haunt the European countryside. From headless steeds to packs of fiery hounds to whips made of human spines, the Old World origins of this New World tale are far creepier than a black-clad horseman lobbing jack-o-lanterns at nighttime travelers. Check

Headless Hero

Headless torso found in cave identified as 1916 outlaw