The classic tale of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow continues to inspire creative types nearly 200 years since Washington Irving penned it. Now, the latest film to pay horror homage is released on DVD today by First Look Studios. Entitled Headless Horseman (obviously these folks wanted to cut right to the chase, literally), it debuted in theaters last October.

This film follows seven youngsters who end up in a mysterious town on Halloween night, only to discover, yes you guessed it, the Headless Horseman. Convenient for the Headless one, though not so much for the group of seven interlopers, he needs to collect seven heads before the night is over. Doing their best to follow in the footsteps of Children of the Corn, the locals work diligently to keep the strangers' heads in town, if not detached.

You can watch a trailer for the DVD by clicking the image below.

Oh, and get this! The film stars Richard Moll of Night Court fame. He played the wacky bald bailiff, Bull. Bonus!

Washington Irving may be best-known for his classic tales of a horseman sans head and a guy who slept for 20 years - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, respectively - but he wrote a heck of a lot more than that, much of it quite worthy of 21^st-century minds.

That's why I'm excited to hear that the Metropolitan Playhouse is showcasing a production of Irving's The Devil and Tom Walker, conceived by Yvonne Conybeare. Opening night is tomorrow (Friday), and the play continues Thursdays through Sundays through May 18. Check out their web site for full details.

For those unfamiliar, TD&TW is Irving's version of a Faustian bargain - wealth for one's soul and the regret that follows such a momentous choice.

The Playhouse is a funky Alphabet City theater that "produces early American plays, new plays drawn from American culture and history, and plays from around the world that resonate with the American canon." Irving's work is certainly a sure fit.