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Topic	THE Snake Ranks Anything Horror Related (Vol. 5) 5th Anniversary RANKINGS
Snake5555555555 10/31/20 11:35:00 AM #318:	13. Headless Horseman (general literary character) (23.5 points) Nominated by: v_charon (0/5 remaining) Importance: 10 Fear: 6.5 Snake: 7 The Headless Horseman is an entity with a legacy of fear & terror that has spooked generations all the way back to the Middle Ages, whether through classic folklore, mythology, or Disney movies. His generic and blank slate-type character design makes him the ultimate versatile antagonist for any sort of story. Marvel comics is able to grab him and position him as a Spirit of Vengeance, or ultra-stylized in the fantastic art style of Final Fantasy. He has no head; anyone and everyone can play a headless horseman, and there's even all sorts of fun stuff you could do with that. Have no head at all, have his head as a pumpkin, make him appear to have no head but really he's just wearing his shirt a couple of inches too high to trick the town bully, coward, drunkard, etc.. This versatility is a double-edged sword however. He will never be as iconic as someone like Dracula or Frankenstein's monster due to this malleable nature, with very little in the way of personality. Unless you're specifically doing a Sleepy Hollow adaptation, the Headless Horsemen tends to become relegated to fodder and not as a main antagonist, and that diminishes his fear factor by a sizable amount. He's still an awesome stalwart of Gothic aesthetics, but how long has it been since you truly felt a Headless Horseman was actually memorable? I bet it has been awhile. Still, with roots in almost every culture around the world, the Headless Horseman is one character that won't be leaving the realm of fictional vernacular any time soon. --- Bare feet on the tile with my head up in the clouds https://imgur.com/1e1e70S <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:946534940] in THE Snake ... [t:79012032]...</cite> <quote>13. Headless Horseman (general literary character) (23.5 points) Nominated by: v_charon (0/5 remaining) Importance: 10 Fear: 6.5 Snake: 7 The Headless Horseman is an entity with a legacy of fear & terror that has spooked generations all the way back to the Middle Ages, whether through classic folklore, mythology, or Disney movies. His generic and blank slate-type character design makes him the ultimate versatile antagonist for any sort of story. Marvel comics is able to grab him and position him as a Spirit of Vengeance, or ultra-stylized in the fantastic art style of Final Fantasy. He has no head; anyone and everyone can play a headless horseman, and there's even all sorts of fun stuff you could do with that. Have no head at all, have his head as a pumpkin, make him appear to have no head but really he's just wearing his shirt a couple of inches too high to trick the town bully, coward, drunkard, etc.. This versatility is a double-edged sword however. He will never be as iconic as someone like Dracula or Frankenstein's monster due to this malleable nature, with very little in the way of personality. Unless you're specifically doing a Sleepy Hollow adaptation, the Headless Horsemen tends to become relegated to fodder and not as a main antagonist, and that diminishes his fear factor by a sizable amount. He's still an awesome stalwart of Gothic aesthetics, but how long has it been since you truly felt a Headless Horseman was actually memorable? I bet it has been awhile. Still, with roots in almost every culture around the world, the Headless Horseman is one character that won't be leaving the realm of fictional vernacular any time soon. --- Bare feet on the tile with my head up in the clouds https://imgur.com/1e1e70S</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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