Headless Horseman (2007)

Seven college kids take a shortcut on their way to a party and unfortunately end up in Wormwood a "lost" town in the middle of nowhere. They find something strange and sinister happening there- bones and weird decorations line Main Street. The cause: local Wormwood legend says on All Hallows Eve one hundred years ago a crazed man tortured the youngsters in town and then cut off their heads. In retaliation the townspeople killed him by cutting off his head. Seeking revenge every seven years he returns and takes seven heads from children in the town. Now the seven visitors find themselves hunted one by one as the Headless Horseman claims his due. Each will do whatever it takes to survive.System Requirements:Running Time: 92 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY Rating: R UPC: 687797123190 Manufacturer No: FLP-12319 Product Description

This movie was sooooo bad....it was almost good !!

My opinion is going to differ from a couple of other reviewers. This was a grade "Z" horror flick. The acting was hideous, the script was awful, the casting a mess, and the story line was ridiculous....however, I must admit that I enjoyed watching it. There are some movies that are so grotesque, so rotten, so lousy that they provide a lot of unintended laughs and entertainment, and this was definitely one of them. At no time is there a second of horror or suspense. Every word, every action, every concept has been done thousands of times before and far, far better. But therein lies its charm. It is dead serious. This is not intended to be a parody or joke, like Scary Movie, but in its own way it is (unintentionally) every bit as silly and amusing. The "actors" recite their preposterous lines with total conviction....characters stroll about at a snail's pace despite impending doom....people are decapitated in front of their dear friends and no one seems to notice or care.

On the down side, any "horny teenager" movie worth its salt has to have some obligatory skin scenes, usually a little skinny dipping or bunkhouse groping, but these redeeming virtues are sadly missing from this bomb. Other than a lot of fake kayro-syrup "blood" and some dripping severed-neck shots, this could have been a G-rated Disney flick. This is probably a result of being a made-for-TV movie, originally shown on the Sci-Fi Channel. Why it was ever shown at all is a mystery, but since there is not a single shred of science fiction in any part of this wretched mess, the fact that it was shown on the Sci-Fi Channel just adds to the absurdity.

In conclusion: some movies are just sort-of bad and must be avoided, but movies like this actually distill and perfect badness to such a high degree that they are almost "good". At first, you may shake your head in disbelief that anything this lousy could actually be financed and produced, but eventually you will have to admit that this, like any train wreck or natural disaster, has its own special charm. July 24, 2008

this movie had SOOO MUCH POTENTIAL. Maybe C+ b-

Okay i saw the intro of the movie online and I ran RANNNNNNN to buy it. It's basically visually the look of some movie you'd see on ABC family. Other than the occasional curse word and blood scenes, they could have made this a pg-13 tv movie and it's would have worked better.

Ummmm i didn't get the characters, they were too different to be hanging out In my opinion. but once that corniness at the beginning was set aside the movie got interesting. The other annoying thing about this movie was that the lighting showed it was DAYTIME A LOOOOTTTT for a horror movie that turned the eery factor off big time. If it was dusk i'd have accepted it.

the Horseman is greeeaatttt though. I think really it was just some of the storyline was terrible. If someone dies shouldn't you cry and not crack jokes? if you know someone's out to get you, shouldn't you be jogging/running instead of casually walking like you're window shopping. First death scene for the teenagers was just duuuuuummmmmmbbbbb, that could have been shot better, perhaps the girl should have yelled for him or something should have crept behind her. that was just dumbbbbb. And the sheriff and the cop, DUMMMMMBBBB

iT'S OKAY TO WATCH but i'm so sick of seeing movies that take the realism out and replace it to a DUMMMMB EXTTREEEMEEE. (I need people to for real think about how someone would act in a situation, then relay that onto film. If it's a horror movie someone should be scared right?) June 17, 2008

The Headless Horseman: A Cut Above The Rest

This movie did in fact appear on the Sci-fi channel just a few days before Halloween last year (2007).

As a big Headless Horseman and "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" fan, I really enjoyed this movie.
I must say, that if you are solely a fan of Washington Irving's classic literary story, this movie will probably not appeal to you, because the only thing that this movie has in common with Irving's story is the Headless Horseman. The similarities end there.


As with "Sleepy Hollow", "The Hollow" and other movies, this is a new take on the Headless Horseman legend.
I must warn you, this movie is pretty bloody. If you dont enjoy seeing heads cut off, you wont enjoy it very much. lol

I enjoyed it, because I like the way that they depicted the Headless Horseman. He is cool looking and we see some new things from him that we havent before. Most people think that The Headless Horseman only rides a horse. In this movie, we get a glimpse of him on a motorcycle. Also, in another scene, the Headless Horseman actually flies briefly. I also loved the scenes where "Headless" wears a lighted pumpkin on his shoulders. It's a fantastic Halloween movie, but it can be enjoyed all year 'round.

I can do without all of that "evil" nonsense. In Irving's story, the Headless Horseman wasnt evil. A case can be made that he never even hurt anyone. He just liked to scared the heck out of the Sleepy Hollow villagers.


That is the one thing that I dont like about some of the "Headless" movies.I like to think of "Headless" as a good guy who scares others, but doesnt actually hurt anybody.


This movie has some funny scenes and the actors/actresses do a good job.
I was worried that it would be a "bust". But this movie actually is pretty good. The fact that "Headless" looks cool, and flies, rides the motorcycle, and wears the lighted pumpkin, makes it a 5 Star movie for me.


To summarize, if you are looking for a story about Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel and Sleepy Hollow, this movie is not for you.

However, if you are looking for a cool movie to enjoy which depicts the Headless Horseman opening up a can of headless whoop-butt, this is the perfect movie for you.

It's a fun movie, as long as you dont take it seriously.

It is after all, simply a movie. May 9, 2008

Headless Horseman

Possible Spoilers: Headless Horseman reminded me of a `Sci-fi original' movie with a slightly bigger budget and better acting (I think it was on the Sci-fi channel, actually). A group of friends are on their way to a party, when they decide to take a short cut. Their car breaks down and they end up in a small town that is overrun with sinister townsfolk, where they are picked off one-by-one by `Headless'.

Original, huh? Well, I loved every minute of this movie. Of course, I enjoy cheesy horror movie that mixes horror with a little bit of humor. Some of the deaths are laughable (they use C-G blood a lot of the time!) and others are just awesome.

The actors are great too. Billy Aaron Brown is adorable as the geeky lead. As always, Trish Coren is great and she reunites with her Boo costar M. Steven Felty.

Definitely recommended for all cheesy made-for-T.V. horror lovers. If you are into serious, big budget horror films then this movie is not for you. May 3, 2008

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