Episode Two: The Ghosts in the Graveyard

**"The Ghosts in the Graveyard"** is the second episode of *Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story*. After a strange encounter, the Headless Horseman has become roommates with Ichabod Crane. The pair meet several other residents in their attempt to find the Horseman's head.

## Watch it Here!

* "Episode Two: The Ghosts in the Graveyard" on Youtube

## Plot

Ichabod agrees to let the Headless Horseman be his roommate. This is all narrated by Diedrich, who also discovers that Ichabod has been approved for a home loan through the mail. Ichabod asks the Horseman several questions pertaining to how he is alive without a head and why he has a symbol that matches jewelry that Ichabod has. To communicate, the Horseman performs a very elaborate game of charades. Ichabod manages to interpret it perfectly. The Horseman tells him that they can not pass on until they find their head, and the longer it is missing the more the Horseman forgets. During this conversation, Douffe drops by to ask if he has found a roommate. Ichabod says he has and that they will stop by later to meet her. She leaves, semi satisfied. Before they continue to solve the problem of the Horseman's head, however, Ichabod must go to school.

At first, we see Ichabod alone outside trying to eat his lunch for school. It consists of juice, salmon, some type of grain (like wild rice or quinoa), and a lemon. An unlikely visitor stops by- Kat Van Tassel- to disrupt this. Ichabod is caught very off guard, but he is happy to see her. She explains that she just wanted to check on him and invite him to hang out with her later when he is free. Once class starts, Ichabod teaches one of his students, Christa Pierson, about physical vs chemical change. Christa struggles to understand the difference between the two because of personal events. She offers that her old science teacher, Mr. Van Winkle, would use examples. So, Ichabod demonstrates a chemical change using the lemon from his lunch and some heat. Brom invites himself into the room to watch and slow claps when the demonstration is over. After Christa leaves, Headless emerges from hiding in the closet. The trio try to make a fake head for them, but they decide that it might be best to seek help from Matilda the witch.

When they arrive at the drug store, they are greeted by Matilda. She explains that she is only working at the drug store in order to save up for her own occult shop. She is largely unfazed by the Horseman and says she can help. In order to complete the spell, she calls on Verla Wolfson, her spooky coworker, to grab her boyfriend. While waiting for Verla, Lucretia Lazenby, owner of Storms Inn, arrives. They prop Headless up so that they appear drunk. Lucretia questions it, but she is more concerned about the building being up to fire code for Trivia Night. Brom takes this opportunity to introduce her to Ichabod. Lucretia is a stressed girlboss; her work at Storms Inn is not going very well because it is rumoured to be haunted, has old mold, and cannot be expanded. She leaves in a frustrated huff.

When Verla returns, she reveals that her boyfriend, Henri, is only a skull. Matilda takes the skull, leaving Verla distraught, and places it on the Horseman's head. Then, Matilda sprinkles a spell that allows the Horseman to take on the skull's identity. the Horseman briefly becomes Henri, before the spell wears off.

To try to find other possible heads and a way to lengthen the spell, the foursome goes to the cemetery. They try to find the head of a Revolutionary War soldier, but an officer shows up. Brom and Matilda are able to run off and not get caught; Ichabod, however, is not so lucky. Officer Baader Rhonda Meinhof issues him a ticket and court date for Monday. Things begin to escalate on the spot, but the Horseman scares the officer off with his sword before anything too bad can happen. Ichabod thanks the Horseman, and the two share an awkward handshake-turned-hug.

## Credits

### Cast

* Jon Cozart as Diedrich Knickerbocker
* Tom DeTrinis as The Headless Horseman
* Sean Persaud as Ichabod Crane
* Joanna Sotomura as Douffe Martling
* Mary Kate Wiles as Kat Van Tassel
* Audrey Grace Marshall as Christa Pierson
* Gabe Greenspan as Brom Bones
* Sinéad Persaud as Matilda Bishop
* Ginny Di as Verla Wolfson
* Sarah Grace Hart as Lucretia Lazenby
* Jason Huber as Henri
* Corey Dorris as Officer Baader Meinhof

### Crew

* Written & Created by Sean Persaud & [[Sinéad Persaud]
* Directed by William J. Stribling
* First Assistant Director: Ryan Murtha
* Second Assistant Director: Nick Dugan
* Script Supervisor: Davis DuBose-Marler
* Production Assistants: Willoughby Atkinson, Stacy Baker, Lawrence Carter, Dominique Ellis, Atlas Fitzhugh, Madi Flesch, Mai Jensen, Lisel Perrine
* Executive Producers: Gregg Gibbons & April Morris, Paul Komoroski, Shao Chih Kuo, Michael Walsh, Jane Leach
* Produced by: Sarah Grace Hart, Sean Persaud, Sinéad Persaud, Mary Kate Wiles
* Line Producer: Liam Parry
* Director of Photography: Alex Gallitano
* First Assistant Camera: Devin Hassan
* Second Assistant Camera: Nic Palermo, Osiris Larkin
* Second Unit Director of Photography: Adam Gundersheimer
* Gaffer: Lawrence Le
* Key Grip: Brian Scott
* Best Boy Electric: Nicholas Lombardo
* Best Boy Grip: Jess Paul
* Additional Electric: John Elkin, Emma Forthofer, Michael Liska, Christian Medina
* Additional Grip: Alex Burdick, Edgar Machuca
* Swings: Ethan Beretz, Bowas Yang, J.D. Arterberry
* Production Designer: Alexander Whittenberg
* Art Director: Duncan Reddy
* Assistant Art Director: Rey Romero
* Art Department Assistants: Erin McKenna, Matthew Pinkney
* Wardrobe Supervisor: Sarah Grace Hart
* Headless Horseman Costume Designed by Morgan Gannes
* Makeup Artists: Roxanne McDanel, Maddie Webb
* Hair Stylist: Crystal Blockson
* Edited by: Raymond Fraser
* Visual Effects by: FXitinPost
* VFX Supervisor: Christopher Clements
* VFX Artists: Ivan Hryhorjuk, Martin Siuda, Cody Stoltz
* Digital Intermediate Services Provided by: Sodalite Color
* Colorist: Tam Le
* Di Editor: Justin Allison
* Di Coordinator: John Daniels-Riveros
* Logo Design: Corey Lubowich
* Original Music by: Dylan Glatthorn
* Original Songs by: Jon Cozart, Sean Persaud & Sinéad Persaud
* Saxophonist: Ryan W. Garcia
* Production Sound Mixer: Will Kioultzopoulos
* Post Production Sound Facility: Mayer Sound
* Re-Recording Mixer: Jeremy Barr
* Sound Design: Jeremy Barr
* Foley Artists: Horst Schnattler, Eli Frauscher
* Horse Trainer: Lia Coulombe
* Stunt Rider: Chelsie Coulombe
* Stunt Horse: Odysseus
* Covid Compliance Officer: Erin Elizabeth Parry
* Heritage Square Museum Site Rep: Kori Capaldi
* Rustic Oaks Ranch Site Rep: Mike Stuart
* On-Set Photographer: Christopher Higgins

## Production

The episode was largely filmed at Heritage Square Museum. Ichabod talking to the Headless Horseman at the table in his house was filmed on the first shooting day at Heritage. Filming this scene made it sink in that filming Headless was a reality and not just a dream.

It features many set dressings and art department details including a hand painted pumpkin backdrop. Some of the set dressings, such as cobwebs and Halloween decorations, are reused between different sets. They made use of their resources. Another example of this is the fact that they converted an old victorian bedroom into a science classroom for Ichabod. Additionally, the pumpkin, found in Ichabod's classroom and used as a head for the Horseman, was found outside a Burbank, California coffee shop in Janurary, 2022. The real pumpkin had been leftover from Halloween, and the coffee shop let them keep it.

To create the headstones seen at the end of the episode, the art department shaped, glued, spray painted, and textured foam insulation board. It is hard to read, but some of the headstones feature names picked by Kickstarter backers at the $1,000 level and above. The cemetary scene at the end of the episode was filmed at Rustic Oaks Ranch. This shoot took place over night, and it was very cold. The scene was the final thing they filmed during Principal photography.

Crew members paint a pumpkin backdrop (from Mary Kate Wiles Instagram story)BTS of Ichabod's ClassroomSean and Mary Kate filming Ichabod and Kat's lunch scene
## Trivia

* Sean Persaud opened the episode with "Previously on Headless."
* The scene between Ichabod and Kat was shot on Valentine's Day.
* The app used to find the graves, DEADFINDR, is not real. The name was made up by the Persauds.
* Ichabod's classroom number is 727.

1. ↑ "This is Your Dream!" short on Youtube
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Behind 'Headless' Episodes 2-4" blog by Matthew Pinkney
3. ↑ "The Iconic Pumpkin" short on Youtube
4. ↑ "Corey on Being Cold" short on Youtube