The movie and television
world seems to be in love with all things supernatural. This genre has been
ongoing for centuries (i.e., Frankenstein, Dracula); however, in my opinion it
has really jumped in popularity in the last decade or so. The last few years in
particular have spun out a number of TV shows, including, but not limited to: True Blood (HBO), American Horror Story (FX), Witches
of East End (Lifetime), The Vampire
Diaries (The CW) and The Walking Dead
(AMC).
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| Serilda, witch in episode 2 of Sleepy Hollow |
Throughout these shows, we
are introduced to vampires, witches, demons, zombies and a number of other
gruesome figures. Sleepy Hollow is no
exception to all of this as three different supernatural forms come alive within
the first three episodes. First, we find out the Ichabod Crane’s wife was a
witch and fortunately for Ichabod and Abbie, a “good” one who has been helping
them defeat the evils coming back to the town of Sleepy Hollow. In the second
episode, Serilda, another witch from a different coven, appears and starts to
wreak havoc. Does this remind anyone else of The Wizard of Oz with the good witch and bad witch? In the
Sheriff’s recordings, there was mention of two covens, so it should be safe to
expect more witches in future episodes. But since Abbie and Ichabod already
know one way to destroy them, will there be more of a fight to wipe out them
out?
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| Moloch, Sleepy Hollow's demon |
The demon, whose name is
Moloch, is one of the season’s main antagonists, and will be a repetitive piece
to Sleepy Hollow’s storyline. Having
already gained the cooperation of Officer Andy Brooks, it is possible that
Moloch may employ more help from other townspeople. Was Andy chosen simply
because he was there at the wrong place and the wrong time, or is there more to
his character than first let on?
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| The Sandman, episode 3 of Sleepy Hollow |
The Sandman makes his
appearance in episode three and is portrayed in a rather scary nature, as
opposed to the mythical folklore character that brought good dreams to children
as they slept. In this episode Abbie comes face to face with the Sandman and
only after she admits seeing a demon in the woods when she was younger and not
being afraid anymore is he destroyed. Fear can be a powerful motivator indeed
and I’ll touch on character motivations in a later post.
As the season continues,
what other creatures will we come across? What is it about suspense, thrillers
and the supernatural that get people so interested? Thoughts on this and what
characters/creatures should be featured next? Leave your comments below.
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