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The Headless Horseman vs El Charro Negro Blog

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  (Headless Horseman art by Diego Lorenzo) (El Charro Negro art by Garvel) “Now I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that's what.” - Salmon Rushie The Headless horseman , the haunting spirit of Sleepy Hollow. El Charro Negro , Mexico’s demonic deal maker. The idea of the dead walking among us has always been a terrifying concept. Stories about ghosts and evil spirits have been told all over the world by many cultures. And these two tales of once men turned to horse riding ghouls roaming at night are some of the most iconic in their respective lands, opening up the question of who would in a fight to the afterlife they will never achieve in a cultural clash of Halloween versus Day of the Dead. Before We Start… For El Charro we’ll be going through any of the stories that we (though realistically only Ultra) could find, which mostly consists of tales from websites and videos as well as “encounters” with him, although only if they’re consistent enough with his main story. All c...