The Headless Horseman is an iconic image we see on Halloween. Even though we only see the horseman at the end of Washing Irving’s story, that’s what everyone remembers about the story. So Dark Horse decided to make a horror anthology where a headless horseman is the host called “Headless Horseman.”
“Leech Lake,” by David Dastmalchian and Leah Kilpatrick with artist Sara Stella Scalia, is about Kay, who gets covered in leeches one day at Leech Lake, and her entire life changes forever. Describing anything further than that is a spoiler. It’s an interesting story with an ending that’ll make any horror fan smile with glee. The art has a certain flare to it that gives off a dark lake monster vibe to it.
“Feeder” by Ben Stenbeck and artist Matt Smith is about Jeffrey, a zombie who enjoys being a zombie since his previous life wasn’t that great. It’s a sick, twisted and unique twist on the zombie genre since it is through the point of view of a zombie. The art gets the look of zombies and the zombie apocalypse perfectly and even makes it look normal.
“Stingy Jack and Old Nick” by Lukas Ketner with artist Eryk Donovan tells the story of how Stingy Jack became Jack of the Lantern (Jack O’Lantern.) There’s not much to say except it’s an origin story that anyone who loves Halloween knows and loves. The artwork is black painted on a tan background which makes the comic stand out and looks glorious.
“The Spice of Life (and Death)” by James Asmus with artist Chris Panda tells of a young couple who moved from the city to a suburb that is obsessed with pumpkin spice. This is the weakest of the stories since the characters are those annoying know-it-all hipsters who hate everything. This comic will make you hate hipsters more and pumpkin spice. The art is unappealing to boot. Skip this one.
Finally, “Little Rabbit,” written and drawn by Jay Martin, sees a woman running away from her capture. That’s all that can be said since it’s a spoiler to say anymore and the comic is only four pages long. It’s Ok, to say the least with the art being the only thing that stands out.
The headless horseman himself is boring. He doesn’t say or do anything interesting to the point where you can skip his dialogue and not miss anything
While the titular character is a disappointment, the rest of the anthology is worth checking out even if two stories are misses.
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