Yeah I was on the edge of my seat throughout this scene waiting for the horseman to appear. His reveal was awesome and the chase was more funny than anything.
The atmosphere in this entire scene is just incredible. The fact that they managed to create such a tense feeling of dread in a children’s film of all things shows that Disney wanted to make a film not just for children but for children of all ages that wanted to get a bit of a scare. The bleak hollow setting, the creatures saying things like “Turn back, Ichabod”, the incredible music cues, and of course, Ichabod’s growing anxiety just increase the terror. They really don’t make stuff like this any more. I can’t help but watch this short every October to get me in the mood for Halloween.
Agreed! This scene is I think even scarier than the Headless Horseman! With this kind of setting, I can imagine something worse coming out to attack Ichabod. The quiet yet moody silence with the eerie lighting and sounds in the forest is terrifying enough on its own. LOL
@mariodobrev3105 I can't say that I blame him. I've been camping out in the woods a few winters ago, and there was always somebody among us who let their imaginations run wild and freak them out by what they thought they saw, because they couldn't take the pressure.
I used to feel exactly like Ichabod does at this part when I worked at my previous job when I rode my bike home past a golf course at night. It was scary no matter whether there was a moon or not
The atmosphere alone and the sequence of "Turn back Incabod", "Headless Horseman. Headless Horseman..." "Here he comes!!" "BEWARE!!!" still never fails to terrify me to this day.
The buildup before the headless horseman was fantastic. You had that sense of dread, as well the funny things that were happening with Ichabod and that horse.
@@stevensampson5823 Well when Ichabod rides through the forest it is quiet and the wind and his whistling is rather eerie and it slowly gets scarier as it goes on and when the tension is already built up we are already expecting the headless horseman
Mine too, in October I have a routine where I have to start my morning with a Halloween movie (no matter how many times I've seen it) with pumpkin coffee and this one is on the list. When I watch this on Disney plus I fast forward Mr toad to get to sleepy hollow
Easily my favorite animated build up for a scare. The color palette, sound design & imagery (like the cloud hand closing around the moon & the cattails thumping on the hollow log) work so incredibly well together to build such an iconic scene. High tier work at Disney.
Ever since I was little I was in love with this short film, I always wished for it to be longer. I remember I would miss classes whenever this would be on Disney channel early in the morning. My mom knew I wouldn't go to school so she'd say nothing and leave me to see it😅
I’ve tried to pin down specifically WHAT makes this scene so freaking tense and scary and I think it’s two things: 1) how Ichabod and his horse are WAY TOO FRICKIN SLOW while being chased by the horseman. They waste so much time tripping over themselves and falling backwards and stumbling around that it almost reminds me of when you’re in a dream trying to run away from something but it’s like trying to run through water 2) the way it takes a long time for the horseman to actually show up. Not only does it make it startling when he finally does show up, it means HE WAS IN THERE THE WHOLE TIME. He probably watched them for a while before jumping out like that
So after rewatching this scene I can actually relate when he is hiding under the saddle, I have had a very similar experience during a panic attack, I feel they capture what pure terror and panic looks like perfectly here. This scene surprisingly still holds up and creeps me out and makes me uneasy, especially with the lighting and visuals.
1:07 is literally the most terrifying image I've ever seen from Disney movie. Imagine walking alone at night only to look up at the sky to see that shit!
I'm literally 22 fucking years old, and even after years of not watching this scene can literally still picture this scene, frame by frame, and hear the animals warnings to Ichabod ringing in my ears when I'm home alone, still makes me paranoid as all hell. LOL And forget about when I'm walking home late at midnight from work, nearly almost roundhouse kicked a guy coming out of his alley way to throw out his trash cause he popped out of nowhere. LMAO I forever blame this amazing yet terrifying movie for instilling perpetual paranoia in me when I'm alone, even in my adult years. 😂😂😂😂
I dare you to watch this at night with the lights off. I triple dog dare you. Plus if I was him, I’d have slept outside that place with the horse tied to a tree and waited for morning.
AishaVonFossen not to mention the crickets at 2:17 cricketing Ichabod and the Toad/Frog croaking Headless Horseman And Uh-Oh a Little afterwards at 2:31, as well as the crow crowing BEWARE! at 3:14 sets up for a great atmosphere, especially how it is plays and terrifies Ichabod both mentally and emotionally.
This makes a perfect creepy atmosphere. While this goes on, you get that feeling you get when you’re driving at night and the only light you see is your own headlights.
Ichabod did try to find his way home on Halloween night but then he did hear some scary noises in the woods and then he got chased by the Headless Horseman when he got to the church bridge. It’s one amazing ghost story that took place where I went to and that is SLEEPY HOLLOW!!!!! 🎃🗡🐎😱
My favorite part isn't just the animation. It's the sound design. The sounds are just a hair louder than in previous scenes, similar to how, when you're scared in a dark unfamiliar place, everything seems much louder and your imagination is running wild with all the possibilities of what the noises could be and your mind jumps to wild conclusions.
Strangely enough,the swirling clouds surrounding a full moon can really happen and can scare anyone easily especially if the night is dead quiet and said person has an over active imagination
In the UK I had this on VHS and it was rated as 'U' (universally suitable for all). I loved this as a kid, watched it a lot - but this should be PG rated at least! The horseman scene and general creepiness of this short could have terrified and traumatised many children. No hating coz I loved this.
I’ve wondered that too, but his horse looks a little smaller than the Horseman’s. Not to mention ghosts would most likely be more able to ride a horse bareback without falling off
@@shanerose7204 But then again Brom Bones is the best horse-rider for miles around. Then again that's what keeps the story interesting, was it just a prank that scared him off - remember the reports that he was alive living somewhere else - or was he actually spirited away. The people who lived in Sleepy Hollow heard that he'd settled down in another town far away and a few people were suspicious of Brom from his behaviour, but they choose to listen to the old wives and the stories they tell and basically turned Ichabod Crane into another local story.
I don't think so. The horseman was actually trying to behead Ichabod. If he hadn't ducked, he would have lost his head EVERY swing. Brom Bones is more of a bully/prankster than anything.
It could’ve been more scarier than this like it could have some thunder, some very scary faces on trees and some glowing red eyes in the darkness. That would be more terrifying for poor Ichabod before he gets chased by the Headless Horseman.
If this was a full feature movie with 60 minutes or a little more, this would have been the scariest animated movies of all time. Just the build up, atmosphere and the revealing alone, makes the ending so terrifying
I refuse to believe that is a real ghost. Besides, my point is that earlier he was able to outrun a horse on his own two feet, so why not here?@@princenoah21
The stuff of childhood nightmares. A masterpiece of suspense to be sure. Revisiting it all these years later, still retains its old charm.
The buildup to the Headless Horseman making his appearance is scarier than the appearance itself.
Can't agree more! I always laugh my ass off on the headless horseman scene because ichaboad and his horse is really funny lol
No shit!
Absolutely! This scene always gave me nightmares as a kid! Still one of the scariest film scenes I remember from my childhood. LOL
Yeah I was on the edge of my seat throughout this scene waiting for the horseman to appear. His reveal was awesome and the chase was more funny than anything.
No man, the appearance is scary as hell, that laugh!
The most underrated Disney Movie
Oh heck yeah!
Right😭🥺even the best , I remember watching this as a kid a lot
It was the best movie ever !!!! My Childhood right there
One the classics
The atmosphere in this entire scene is just incredible. The fact that they managed to create such a tense feeling of dread in a children’s film of all things shows that Disney wanted to make a film not just for children but for children of all ages that wanted to get a bit of a scare. The bleak hollow setting, the creatures saying things like “Turn back, Ichabod”, the incredible music cues, and of course, Ichabod’s growing anxiety just increase the terror. They really don’t make stuff like this any more. I can’t help but watch this short every October to get me in the mood for Halloween.
I love it I've always loved these old Disney terrors Mr toad and night on bald mountain it used to be so awesome
In 1949, no less.
Agreed! This scene is I think even scarier than the Headless Horseman! With this kind of setting, I can imagine something worse coming out to attack Ichabod. The quiet yet moody silence with the eerie lighting and sounds in the forest is terrifying enough on its own. LOL
Same here, every year :)
Even in my american latin culture the Halloween arrived and the feeling is the same. Each october I see these old productions to feel again.
I still believe to this day that this is the most well done scene in animation.
I wouldn't go that far, but it is highly underrated.
I think when nature itself is telling you to turn back, you turn back for your own safety.
The hands holding the moon....chills....
That's a hand shaped cloud and Ichabod saw it like this, because of his fear of the Headless Horseman.
@mariodobrev3105 I can't say that I blame him. I've been camping out in the woods a few winters ago, and there was always somebody among us who let their imaginations run wild and freak them out by what they thought they saw, because they couldn't take the pressure.
I used to feel exactly like Ichabod does at this part when I worked at my previous job when I rode my bike home past a golf course at night. It was scary no matter whether there was a moon or not
Yup this is without a doubt one of the scariest Disney films ever seen in a long time and a very classic one
The atmosphere alone and the sequence of "Turn back Incabod", "Headless Horseman. Headless Horseman..." "Here he comes!!" "BEWARE!!!" still never fails to terrify me to this day.
dont forget the crickets chirping "hit the bridge"
Absolutely!
Now I understand those words, thank you
@@jr.a8301 I always thought the crickets were saying: "that's right, be afraid. That's right, be afraid. That's right, be afraid."
@@Lucasfan375 i thought so,too. but its "hit the bridge"
The buildup before the headless horseman was fantastic. You had that sense of dread, as well the funny things that were happening with Ichabod and that horse.
Useless nag of a horse at that.
That build up still haunts me during nighttime hours close to Halloween night...
Scariest part of the movie!
I thought the headless horseman was the scariest part of the movie.
@@stevensampson5823No the buildup is way scarier fr
@@7Dusty4Rusty1 How?
@@stevensampson5823 Well when Ichabod rides through the forest it is quiet and the wind and his whistling is rather eerie and it slowly gets scarier as it goes on and when the tension is already built up we are already expecting the headless horseman
Agreed.
I miss this kind of Disney that wasn't afraid to be dark and spooky.
Me too,I love when Disney is Dark 🖤
Disney is DARK! Disney was a freemason!
R0wvo..
I love this one! Great movie and Yes, spooky.
Me too.
It’s my Halloween tradition to watch this. I love this movie!
Mine too, in October I have a routine where I have to start my morning with a Halloween movie (no matter how many times I've seen it) with pumpkin coffee and this one is on the list. When I watch this on Disney plus I fast forward Mr toad to get to sleepy hollow
Mine too, along with the Nightmare Before Christmas.
I can't tell you how overjoyed I was when I first saw Johnny Depp's Sleepy Hollow and heard the frogs croak "Headless Horseman."
Easily my favorite animated build up for a scare. The color palette, sound design & imagery (like the cloud hand closing around the moon & the cattails thumping on the hollow log) work so incredibly well together to build such an iconic scene. High tier work at Disney.
This part is great. I like scary movies and this scene along with the headless horseman is pretty cool.
Ever since I was little I was in love with this short film, I always wished for it to be longer. I remember I would miss classes whenever this would be on Disney channel early in the morning. My mom knew I wouldn't go to school so she'd say nothing and leave me to see it😅
Say what you will about Walt Disney because most of it's probably going to be true, but you can't deny, he knew how to make a good film.....
Yep. Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Jungle Book while he was alive to name but four. RIP Walt Disney.
3:14 The Raven, I think it’s crowing sounds.... BEWARE!
It is indeed!
I could hear the toad where it sounded like it was croaking Ichabod’s name
@@eaglesfan226 Hard to tell, it was crickets making the noise. As for the name mentioning “Headless Horseman”, it was a frog.
3:13
Who watches this movie especially during October?
Me I do it every year
I do.
Me
I play Ichabod and Mr. Toad every October.
I do. At least, I try to.
As I kid I never realized the animals were warning Ichabod! I can hear it now, and it makes this scene so terrifying!
Disney Headless Horseman would be a perfect Disney villain as a boss in Kingdom Hearts
Agreed.
Since it's October the Halloween season perfect time to be watching my favorite Halloween cartoon horror tale
I watched this and the Nightmare Before Christmas this year.
At 2:53, that tree is nightmare fuel.
Just clicked to the time stamp, went OH MY GOD! Still recovering from the sudden hot flash of shock in my face. LOL
When I was a kid, I thought it was a horned demon and was a little closer than that, and had realistic clawed hands.
0:56 the echoing whistle scared me and creeped me out and 3:28 when I thought the horseman was coming I panicked and got more scared
I’ve tried to pin down specifically WHAT makes this scene so freaking tense and scary and I think it’s two things:
1) how Ichabod and his horse are WAY TOO FRICKIN SLOW while being chased by the horseman. They waste so much time tripping over themselves and falling backwards and stumbling around that it almost reminds me of when you’re in a dream trying to run away from something but it’s like trying to run through water
2) the way it takes a long time for the horseman to actually show up. Not only does it make it startling when he finally does show up, it means HE WAS IN THERE THE WHOLE TIME. He probably watched them for a while before jumping out like that
I would be terrified too if I had to go through a creepy dark woods like that by myself at night.
love the building dread.
So after rewatching this scene I can actually relate when he is hiding under the saddle, I have had a very similar experience during a panic attack, I feel they capture what pure terror and panic looks like perfectly here. This scene surprisingly still holds up and creeps me out and makes me uneasy, especially with the lighting and visuals.
3:15 I love, CAW BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE
3:13
Suppose it’s just me gentle heart, but I feel bad seeing Ichabod so scared
I admit me too , but i feel bad more for Gunpowder the horse
Who's here in October 2019
Me
And just think..all of this could have been avoided if icabod asked the van tassels if he could stay the night..
Why didn't he?
I can’t deny when I was younger this pretty scary part 😂😂😂
Right😭I’d be shitting myself as a kid when I watched this, old memories🥺😥I miss being a kid sometimes
Same the nostalgia 😂😂
I want hin as my yoga coach
This is timeless!!!
Indeed.
This is just as good as I remember from my childhood, and possibly even better than I remember!
It's just like the horror forest scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs !
Ironically Pinto Colvig who provided the voices for Grumpy and Sleepy also did Ichabod’s screams and laughs!
even this version of icabod looks like jeff goldblum lol
For some reason I was really scared of the owl when I was a kid.
Well at first glance who wouldn't 🙁.
OMG thank you! I'm not the only one who got nightmares from that owl! For me it's the eyes. LOL
It's the frog and grasshoppers for me
Yeah. It's like it's glaring right at the viewer.
I just turned 28 this shit is still nightmare fuel. Why am I watching this
The tension, the build up and the relief when you think its all over, only to realize.....its just begun. This is a masterpiece.
1:07 is literally the most terrifying image I've ever seen from Disney movie. Imagine walking alone at night only to look up at the sky to see that shit!
The owl scared the crap out of me and my sister when we were kids.
Fun fact: Ichabod's scream was made by Pinto Colvig
Goofy, Grumpy, Sleepy and Pluto!
I come back to this video clip and movie every October and this scene will always give me the chills and creeps.
I'm literally 22 fucking years old, and even after years of not watching this scene can literally still picture this scene, frame by frame, and hear the animals warnings to Ichabod ringing in my ears when I'm home alone, still makes me paranoid as all hell. LOL And forget about when I'm walking home late at midnight from work, nearly almost roundhouse kicked a guy coming out of his alley way to throw out his trash cause he popped out of nowhere. LMAO I forever blame this amazing yet terrifying movie for instilling perpetual paranoia in me when I'm alone, even in my adult years. 😂😂😂😂
I'm 38. This scene still fucking scares me 😂
First time I saw this cartoon was in 1967 at my elementary school 😂 4th grade
I dare you to watch this at night with the lights off. I triple dog dare you. Plus if I was him, I’d have slept outside that place with the horse tied to a tree and waited for morning.
A scene was frightfully Scary and when I watched this scene for Homeschool, it was scary and Erie.
The sounds and Noises were creepy as hell
Yeah,I don't know why but I love creepy noises
They were creepy as hell
Agreed.
I wonder what my parents were thinking when getting me this as my first cartoon movie. Nothing has been able to scare me due to this.
that scream 😂😂😂 i cant stop laughing
Can we all appreciate the tongue sound effect at 1:50. That’s craftsmanship.
What that sound effect came from
What kind of sound ichabod horse giyiup
2:51 HERE HE COMES!
Oh wow! I never caught that before! I wondered on and off if that noise was saying something. LOL Very observant!
AishaVonFossen That moment is when everything seems to go south 😂
@@Mephileshomer Yep, pretty much. LOL
AishaVonFossen not to mention the crickets at 2:17 cricketing Ichabod and the Toad/Frog croaking Headless Horseman And Uh-Oh a Little afterwards at 2:31, as well as the crow crowing BEWARE! at 3:14 sets up for a great atmosphere, especially how it is plays and terrifies Ichabod both mentally and emotionally.
@@Mephileshomer Indeed! This scene is just brilliant. LOL
This makes a perfect creepy atmosphere. While this goes on, you get that feeling you get when you’re driving at night and the only light you see is your own headlights.
Always remembered the corn dog drums
Nah they were cattails
what made this so scary? almost no music until the horseman shows up.
also 2:20 "it's a fright, that's right."
I think those crickets were saying turn back Ichabod
1:09 Anyone else notice those clouds look like hands?
Well spotted!
This shit scared me so much as a kid. We watched it every Halloween lmao
To do this in an old cartoon how great.
Dang Ichabod's paranoia has got the best of him that's why he could hear scary fuckin nightmarish sounds 😅
Ichabod did try to find his way home on Halloween night but then he did hear some scary noises in the woods and then he got chased by the Headless Horseman when he got to the church bridge. It’s one amazing ghost story that took place where I went to and that is SLEEPY HOLLOW!!!!! 🎃🗡🐎😱
The feeling you enter those dark woods and then you get a feeling that there's something sinister lurking in the darkness just waiting
I just love how the crow says “Beware!”, the crickets say “Icabod. Turn Right.” And frogs were saying “Icabod. Headless Horseman. Uh-Oh. Uh-Uh.”
My favorite part isn't just the animation. It's the sound design.
The sounds are just a hair louder than in previous scenes, similar to how, when you're scared in a dark unfamiliar place, everything seems much louder and your imagination is running wild with all the possibilities of what the noises could be and your mind jumps to wild conclusions.
This part is scarier than his encounter with the headless horseman
Still scares me to this day
Me too.
Strangely enough,the swirling clouds surrounding a full moon can really happen and can scare anyone easily especially if the night is dead quiet and said person has an over active imagination
Classic part
In the UK I had this on VHS and it was rated as 'U' (universally suitable for all).
I loved this as a kid, watched it a lot - but this should be PG rated at least! The horseman scene and general creepiness of this short could have terrified and traumatised many children. No hating coz I loved this.
I always suspected brom bones was the headless horseman.
I’ve wondered that too, but his horse looks a little smaller than the Horseman’s. Not to mention ghosts would most likely be more able to ride a horse bareback without falling off
@@shanerose7204 But then again Brom Bones is the best horse-rider for miles around. Then again that's what keeps the story interesting, was it just a prank that scared him off - remember the reports that he was alive living somewhere else - or was he actually spirited away. The people who lived in Sleepy Hollow heard that he'd settled down in another town far away and a few people were suspicious of Brom from his behaviour, but they choose to listen to the old wives and the stories they tell and basically turned Ichabod Crane into another local story.
I don't think so. The horseman was actually trying to behead Ichabod. If he hadn't ducked, he would have lost his head EVERY swing. Brom Bones is more of a bully/prankster than anything.
Well in the live action movie they say he was a German Hessian who got his head shot off or hacked off
Bing Crosby was a great Hollywood actor and singer.
I remember looking at this cartoon as a kid and I still look at it still come on
It could’ve been more scarier than this like it could have some thunder, some very scary faces on trees and some glowing red eyes in the darkness. That would be more terrifying for poor Ichabod before he gets chased by the Headless Horseman.
Man I was scared of this when I was young .
The Headless Horseman is another great Disney villain
I am re watching 👀 it like after 30 years, just to see how's the experience like in adult self.
Fun Fact: In the book, it says that he would sing old songs from church songs
🎃 Halloween 2021 anyone? 🎃
Damn you, Crane. - Magistrate Samuel Philipse, Sleepy Hollow (1999)
This is the most hilarious film Walt Disney had ever made
I might be guilty of downplaying this but, I think that this is the very best build up in movie history
You know, I admit as a kid, this scared me to death..but, as you grow older, you realize in fact, it was a prank by Bram bones all along.
If this was a full feature movie with 60 minutes or a little more, this would have been the scariest animated movies of all time. Just the build up, atmosphere and the revealing alone, makes the ending so terrifying
Am I not the only one who thinks Plutos screams were used for Ichabod?
Because it was.
Pinto covig provided Ichabod's screams of pure terror 😅
My brother told me that 3:00am is the witching hour of night.
Sounds like the frog is saying Headless Horseman 2:28
That's because it IS. It's warning him of danger approaching him.
Earlier in the film Ichabod was able to catch up to Brom Bones on a horse. Why didn't he do it when he got attacked by Headless Bones? LOL!
Oh yeah! I never thought of that before! LOL
It might not have been Brom Bones. The headless horseman may have actually been real.
I refuse to believe that is a real ghost. Besides, my point is that earlier he was able to outrun a horse on his own two feet, so why not here?@@princenoah21
@@rickyrehbein9241 Because cartoon logic?
nightmare fuel!
Literally. LOL
Awesome
Who playing it this October
I did, along with the Nightmare Before Christmas.
Well, I guess being alone often can be surprising once you hit the wham scene
3:11 he sounds like Pluto!
Passing through a dirt road at night time in Mexico…
I love this movie.
But the app I have doesn't have it🤷🏾😲😥😣
K E N N E D Y D UA-cam offers the whole cartoon for $2.99
Washington Irving wrote this story in 1820 based on an American legend.
I'm watching this part and the Headless Horseman chase on light off, to try my fear-o-meter.
2:27 Headless Horseman warning
Well this is a terrifying scene