Dullahan
The original Headless Horseman is named Dullahan, and he isn't a ghost!
An ancient dark fairy, Dullahan rides by night on his dark steed, searching for those doomed to die. When he finds them, Dullahan will splash blood on them. No gate or door can bar his way, though throwing gold in his path occasionally works - but be warned, if you interfere too much, he will mark you, too, or fight more directly with his whip made from a human's spinal cord.
Blood-splashing, human spine-whip... is it just me, or are the original myths way darker than anything Tim Burton may have thought up for that movie?
Featured on Poe Ghostal's Pic of the Day: www.poeghostal.com/2013/04/pic-of-the-day-dullahan-by-rid...
Dullahan
The original Headless Horseman is named Dullahan, and he isn't a ghost!
An ancient dark fairy, Dullahan rides by night on his dark steed, searching for those doomed to die. When he finds them, Dullahan will splash blood on them. No gate or door can bar his way, though throwing gold in his path occasionally works - but be warned, if you interfere too much, he will mark you, too, or fight more directly with his whip made from a human's spinal cord.
Blood-splashing, human spine-whip... is it just me, or are the original myths way darker than anything Tim Burton may have thought up for that movie?
Featured on Poe Ghostal's Pic of the Day: www.poeghostal.com/2013/04/pic-of-the-day-dullahan-by-rid...