The horseman comes for you. Traveling schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, doesn't believe the rumors about witches and spirits haunting the idyllic village of Sleepy Hollow. The townsfolk, led by the rich Van Tassel family, are friendly and welcoming to strangers. On Halloween night, Ichabod is caught in the clutches of a frightening specter. But the Headless Horseman is not the devil he has been led to believe, and Ichabod finds himself falling for the lonely spirit. All is not as it seems in Sleepy Hollow. Something besides the Horseman prowls the secluded woods. Upon learning the disturbing truth, Ichabod is determined to free the village from its evil curse. But, more importantly, he is determined to save the Horseman he has given his heart to, even if he loses his head in the process. Midnight Companion is an M/M retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. It is a standalone horror-romance novella at approximately 50,000 words, with a HEA ending and no cliffhangers. It contains graphic violence. It is part of the Queerly Classic Collection, which are all unrelated standalone stories.