Willrow Hood - stock.adobe.comToday, Sleepy Hollow is a commuter town of roughly 11,000 people, but it hasn’t shed its ghostly past. Here’s why Sleepy Hollow is my favorite haunted place in New York, along with some creepy spots you’ll want to explore if you make the trip this fall. A Town Steeped in LegendWashington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” centers on Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolteacher who moves to the quiet village of Sleepy Hollow. Its signage features the Horseman’s silhouette, and he even serves as the mascot for Sleepy Hollow High School. Photo by Nicole Harris Bocianski for Only In Your StateSleepy Hollow CemeteryAdjacent to the Old Dutch Church is Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.