Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "american-literature"

1. The Hollow (2004 TV Movie)

R | 83 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

After the local ghost story is told to a pre-Halloween crowd, the eve's full of pranks and teenagers disappear at the graveyard. It continues on Halloween. Is the legend true?

Director: Kyle Newman | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Kaley Cuoco, Nick Carter, Ben Scott

Votes: 2,194

2. The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow (2002 Video)

Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

It's Halloween and friends Nick and Kate are on a mission to find the biggest pumpkin in the patch. Unfortunately, the pumpkin they choose is haunted by the ghost of the Headless Horseman, and he wants his head back.

Stars: Joanna Ruiz, Jules de Jongh, Eric Meyers, Tom Clarke Hill

Votes: 141

3. Sleepy Hollow High (2000)

81 min | Horror, Mystery

5 teenagers are forced to clean up the woods of Sleepy Hollow, but one by one they are decapitated by a man with a jack-o-lantern mask and a sword, but who could it be?

Directors: Chris Arth, Kevin Summerfield | Stars: Meagan Adele Lopez, Ruben Brown, Antonio Benedict, Wendy Donigian

Votes: 517

4. Breakfast with Hunter (2003)

91 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary on the infamous gonzo journalist, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

Director: Wayne Ewing | Stars: Bob Braudis, Douglas Brinkley, Alex Cox, John Cusack

Votes: 730

5. The Pit and the Pendulum (1913)

Short, Drama, Horror

The first story begins with a young and pretty girl named Isabelle sitting upon a hill. It is then that she is attacked by Pedro. And following the common thematic trajectory of the time, ... See full summary »

Director: Alice Guy | Stars: Darwin Karr, Fraunie Fraunholz, Blanche Cornwall, Joseph Levering

Votes: 78

6. Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle

Documentary | Post-production

Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" is one of his most beloved and well-known stories. It exemplifies the love he had for the Hudson River Valley and the Catskill Mountains of New York. ... See full summary »

Director: Billy Tooma | Stars: Dan Gregory, Shaheed K. Woods, Logann Grayce, Mary Balkun

7. Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White (1998 TV Movie)

Documentary

Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White is a series of three feature length films telling the story of modern Southern Literature, one of the major cultural achievements of our time.

Directors: Ross Spears, Devorah Cutler | Stars: Cynthia Burke, Pat Conroy, Rita Dove, Barbara Edwards

Votes: 13

8. Generazioni d'amore: Le quattro Americhe di Fernanda Pivano (2001)

48 min | Documentary, Biography

The americanist Fernanda Pivano and her struggle in Italy for "The Time Theatre" inspired by Allen Ginsberg, the Beats and the Hippies. By the author of Da Storia Nasce Storia (1991). In 2020 Istituto Luce Cinecittà produces a new version.

Director: Ottavio Rosati | Stars: Fernanda Pivano, Allen Ginsberg, Teto, Piera Degli Esposti

9. Corso: The Last Beat (2009)

Documentary

Following Beat Poet Gregory Corso - literary compatriot of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs -- throughout Europe, discovering his past, and facing his death.

Director: Gustave Reininger | Stars: Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Ethan Hawke

Votes: 27

10. Charmed (1998–2006)
Episode: The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell (2004)

TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

The Charmed Ones learn about Magic School and have to determine which magical student has summoned the Headless Horseman who is beheading teachers.

Director: Jon Paré | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause

Votes: 629

11. The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–1978)
Episode: The Headless Horseman of Halloween (1976)

TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In Sleepy Hollow, the gang investigates the legendary Headless Horseman when he shows up at a Halloween costume party at Crane Manor.

Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Daws Butler, Joan Gerber, Bob Holt, Casey Kasem

Votes: 220

12. The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode: The Headless Motorcyclist (1987)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

A man who Peter had a quarrel with the night before over a girl is attacked by a headless biker. The cops think Peter send the ghost to attack him. The Ghostbusters must prove their innocence by catching it. Is the girl involved?

Stars: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Lorenzo Music, Laura Summer

Votes: 91

13. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Moe'N'a Lisa (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Lisa helps Moe become a distinguished poet, but she turns on him when he takes all the credit for his newfound greatness.

Directors: David Silverman, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,577

14. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Edgar Allan Poe: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (1994)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Descend into the dark world and tragic life of the melancholy author who is the uncontested master of the macabre, and hear excerpts from his famous works.

Stars: Paul Clemens, Norman George, Peter Graves

Votes: 129

15. Head Hunters (2019– )
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2019)

44 min | Game-Show

Subjects challenging today's contenders include American literature, astronomy, the royal family, sports champions and twins. Each contender will have to decide whether to bid for the help of members of the talent pool or go it alone.

Director: Chris Power | Star: Rob Beckett

16. Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010)
Episode: Head Over Heels (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy

Melinda must face the Headless Horseman at Halloween.

Director: Steven Robman | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Christoph Sanders, Jamie Kennedy

Votes: 201

17. The Funky Phantom (1971–1972)
Episode: The Headless Horseman (1971)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

When the Looney Duney gets a flat tire in Sleepy Hollow, the gang must walk to town while avoiding the Headless Horseman.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Julie Bennett, Daws Butler, Tommy Cook, Jerry Dexter

Votes: 9