The Headless Horseman of Downers Grove (Hazyscapes #3)

“Many authors give me manuscripts based on Washington Irving's classic. Kyle Sullivan’s is the haunting best I've read! The Headless Horseman of Downers Grove’s terrorizing specters, brazen bullies, and intriguing spells will drive readers to unravel the horror of a deathly mystery. This is a frightfully good tale Washington Irving would delight to read. Middle schools will too!”
— Jonathan Kruk, Master Storyteller and author of Legends of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley

“A frightfully fun twist on a classic, The Headless Horseman of Downers Grove combines mystery, magic, and a heartening message about the power of friendship to make us brave.”
— Jenna Lee-Yun, author of The Last Rhee Witch (Disney·Hyperion, 2024)

“A chilling tale of fierce friendship and fiendish folklore. I couldn't put it down.”
— K.R. Alexander, international bestselling author of The Immortal Circus and The Collector

“Get your spooky on with genuinely chilling thrills around every corner.”
— Rob Harrell, bestselling author/illustrator of Wink and Popcorn

In Downers Grove, the only thing worse than a hot-headed bully is the one without a head at all…

Being an outsider at Downers Grove Middle School was hard enough. But as Bodie, Abe, and Odesa learn, things could always be a lot worse…and a lot creepier. When a vengeful, headless phantom begins to stalk them in the night, the three 12-year-old strangers must work together to confront a tragic past that mysteriously connects them all.

Book #3 of the thrilling Hazyscapes middle-grade anthology, The Headless Horseman of Downers Grove is a pulse-pounding story of fantastic folklore, improbable friendship, and the lasting harm of intolerance.