
Sleepy Hollow is a movie novelization written by Peter Lerangis in 1999 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Tim Burton in 1999. The movie features Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, and others.
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Book by Washington Irving
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Storyline
In 1799, New York City police constable Ichabod Crane is dispatched to the upstate Dutch hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, which has been plagued by a series of brutal decapitations: a wealthy father and son, and a widow. He, Young Masbath and Katrina, venture into the Western Woods, where a crone living in a cave reveals the location of the Horseman’s grave at the Tree of the Dead.
Movie vs Book

Year
1999
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb

Year
1999
Pages
198
Book Rate
8.42
S: Goodreads
Book
Sleepy Hollow
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