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DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
ENTITY REGISTRY — ENTRY HX-01 (“THE HORSEMAN”)
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Classification: LEVEL █ — ███████ / ACTIVE THREAT
Codename: The Horseman
Registry Designation: HX-01
Source of Data: Journals, annotated notebooks, and recovered tapes attributed to Subject CRANE, I. (status: MIA / presumed ██████). Supplemental witness interviews (██ ████████, NY).

Phenomenological Description

• Base Manifestation: Appears as humanoid rider figure in tattered military garb and dented armor.

• Visual Distortion: Frequently “glitches” between traditional headless form and corrupted double of CRANE. Witness reports: flickers of civilian clothing (hoodie, jeans, sneakers).

• Facial Instability: To civilians, HX-01 manifests with CRANE’s face—hollow, expressionless. To CRANE, journals describe alternating visions: void, embers, cracked mirror-face of himself.

• Cape/Shadow: Shifts between ragged cloth, smoke-like vapor, and distorted hoodie form. Shadows often mimic CRANE’s silhouette before unraveling.

• Auditory Effects: Whispered approximations of CRANE’s own voice; warped, mocking echoes. ███████████████.

Behavioral Profile

• Initial Intrusion: Emerges during states of vulnerability (substance intoxication, panic, emotional collapse). Progression: whisper → shadow → full doppelganger.

• Possession Cycle: Escalates from external haunting to partial possession; late-stage indicates full assimilation.

• Reality Interference:

  • Induces selective memory erasure (blackouts, time skips).

  • Censors specific names/events (recurring suppression of “EJ” noted).

  • Alters personal writings (entries not authored by subject).

  • Generates sensory illusions (false escapes, distorted settings).

• Psychological Manipulation: Repeatedly uses phrase “Let me in.” Final journals note cessation—implying permanent control.

Operational Rules

• Halloween Exemption: HX-01 manifests independently of host annually on ██ October.

  • Capabilities: Heightened aggression, speed, physicality.

  • Separation: Simultaneous activity confirmed (CRANE accounted for while HX-01 active).

  • Civilian Response: Dismissed as pranks/legends despite fatalities. █████████.

• Possession Dynamics:

  • Host experiences amnesia/blackouts.

  • Transition: solicitation → dominance.

  • By final stage (see Episode ██ Journals), entity functions as autonomous double.

Threat Assessment

• Hazard Level: ███████.

• Containment Difficulty: EXTREME — operates parasitically and autonomously.

• Civilian Impact: Multiple fatalities attributed. Rumors frame CRANE as “Headless Heir Killer.” Public myth useful as cover.

Containment Notes

• Direct Capture: Unfeasible with current resources. Entity demonstrates incorporeal and corporeal phases.

• Recommended Protocols:

  • Annual Sector Lockdown around Hollow’s Bridge locus beginning ██ Oct.

  • Monitoring of written artifacts for active drift (████████ evidence of renewed possession).

  • Civilian misinformation campaign ongoing.

• Long-Term Consideration: HX-01 may represent prototype of legend-formed demon — shaped by cultural archetype and host cognition. Further ████████████ required.

Status: Active — not contained
Registry Notes: CRANE presumed ████████, but unresolved sightings suggest possible continued co-habitation. HX-01 activity persists annually.

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DEPARTMENT OF ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
ENTITY REGISTRY — ENTRY HX-01 (“THE HORSEMAN”)
Supplemental Addendum
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Known Locus / Anchor Points

• Hollow’s Bridge (Sector HX-01A): Primary emergence site. Annual manifestations concentrated here; multiple fatalities recorded.

• CRANE Residence (Sector HX-01B): Journals recovered; anomalous textual drift continues post-seizure. Reported cold spots and auditory bleed.

• Sleepy Hollow High School (Sector HX-01C): Multiple student witnesses confirm sightings of “Ichabod double” during blackout episodes.

• Town Periphery / Graveyard (Sector HX-01D): Sporadic activity; shadows inconsistent with environmental lighting.

Interaction Log (excerpts from recovered material)

• Journal, undated: “Saw my own hoodie on him. Thought it was me in the dark, until the smoke started pulling my face off.”

• Audio cassette, fragment: “He keeps saying it—‘let me in’—like it’s already true. Sometimes I wake up with ink on my hands I didn’t write.”

• Witness statement (redacted civilian): “Halloween night, I swear it was him, head and all. Then he turned and there was nothing—just smoke where his face should be.”

Field Hazards

• Psychogenic Shock: Exposure linked to panic seizures, fainting spells.

• Auditory Bleed: Reports of distorted voice echo in static, even in absence of visual manifestation.

• Temporal Disruption: Blackouts / missing time events. Civilians awaken disoriented miles from origin point.

• Identity Hazard: Civilians mistake entity for CRANE; risk of false arrest or mob violence.

Classification Debate

• Occult Phenomena Division: Argues HX-01 is a demonic parasite adopting the “Horseman” archetype.

• Cognitive Hazards Division: Suggests tulpa-like entity, shaped by CRANE’s mental instability and local folklore.

• Chronotemporal Division: Proposes HX-01 is a residual echo, half-real legend bleeding into physical world.

• Status: No consensus; cross-division arguments ongoing. ████████████

Cross-Reference

• WRD-66 (“Cult of the Word”) — Similar manipulation of names and textual censorship.

• GRY-45 (“Dorian Gray Anomaly”) — Parasitic doubling, mirror imagery.

• FRN-20 (“Frankenstein Subject”) — Identity confusion between creator/created.

• WLF-72 (“Wolfman Event”) — Possession / transformation overlap.

• DRV-13 (“Dracula Entity”) — Seasonal manifestation pattern.

Containment Failure History

• 2012 Lockdown Attempt: Barrier perimeter collapsed; static interference pulled field dummies six meters off line.

• 2014 Containment Trial: Artifact anchoring (silver, holy water) ineffective; ████ casualty during test.

• 2017 Sector Sweep: Halloween manifestation bypassed perimeter entirely; two fatalities written off as “costumed accident.”

Threat Vector

• Psychological: Infiltrates host insecurities, whispers compulsion, erodes agency.

• Physical: Capable of extreme violence during Halloween exemption; confirmed homicides.

• Memetic: Manipulates narrative perception—records altered, names censored, witnesses confused.

Addendum Status: Ongoing. Further data requested from ██ Division following annual manifestation event.

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SLEEPY HOLLOW POLICE DEPARTMENT
CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
Prepared by: Sheriff Reed / Deputy Brandon Bones
Subject: Ichabod Crane
File No. SHPD–2012–███
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Subject Information

• Name: Ichabod Crane

• DOB: █/██/1992

• Address: [REDACTED], Sleepy Hollow, NY

• Occupation: Sporadic, no long-term employment post-2011

• Family: Parents [REDACTED]; limited contact with siblings

Behavioral Profile

Subject is regarded as socially withdrawn and aloof. Frequently observed alone in public and described as “detached” by peers. History of being targeted for harassment during high school years. Maintains habit of extensive journaling.

Sheriff Reed (note): Subject presents as “uncomfortable in his own skin.”
Deputy Bones (note): “Aloof, keeps distance, doesn’t talk back. People notice.”

Incident Association Timeline

• 2012: First decapitation homicide reported near Hollow’s Bridge. Subject observed in vicinity shortly prior. No evidence recovered.

• 2013–2015: Witnesses intermittently place subject at or near additional crime scenes. Accounts inconsistent: some describe subject directly, others report a distorted or headless figure resembling him.

• 2016: Family members reported subject experiencing blackouts/memory lapses. No medical confirmation obtained.

• 2017–Present: Annual incidents occur around Halloween. Subject repeatedly sighted before or during events. Folklore conflates subject with “Headless Heir” figure.

Evidence Review

• Forensic: No DNA, prints, or weapon evidence linking subject.

• Witness: Testimonies contradictory; reliability compromised.

• Behavioral: Neighbors observed late-night shouting, burning of papers, and extended isolation.

Investigative Summary

Subject remains prime suspect by community perception. Law enforcement review finds insufficient physical evidence to pursue charges. Continued presence of homicides coinciding with Halloween maintains subject as central figure of suspicion.

Sheriff Reed (note): “The town needed an answer. Ichabod was the closest thing, but nothing sticks.”
Deputy Bones (note): “Every October it comes back. People expect me to cuff him, but you can’t pin smoke to a wall.”

Status

• Subject: Missing since late 2019.

• Public Standing: Considered responsible by local community. Legend status attached to subject.

• Department Position: File remains open. Subject designated Person of Interest in ongoing homicide investigations.

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