| SLEEPYHOLLOW | 1999 film based on a short story by Washington Irving (6,6) |
| RIPVANWINKLE | Who, in a story by Washington Irving, went to sleep a subject of George III and woke much later as a citizen of the United States? (3,3,6) |
| VANWINKLE | 1819 short story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years (3,3,6) |
| RIP | 1819 short story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years (3,3,6) |
| HOLLOW | The Legend of Sleepy ___ (1820 short story by Washington Irving) |
| SLEEPY | 1820 short story by Washington Irving, The Legend Of _ Hollow (6) |
| ICHABODCRANE | Schoolmaster in 1820 story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent by Washington Irving (7,5) |
| THEFLY | 1958 sci-fi/horror film with a screenplay by James Clavell, based on a short story by George Langelaan |
| MOUNTAIN | Brokeback ___ , 2005 film based on a short story by Annie Proulx (8) |
| AMANCALLEDHORSE | 1970 film Western starring Richard Harris based on a short story by Dorothy M Johnson |
| THESNOWSOFKILIMANJARO | 1952 film, starring Gregory Peck, based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway |
| BIRDS | The -; Alfred Hitchcock film, loosely based on a short story by Daphne du Maurier (5) |
| PIT | "The ___ and the Pendulum"; film based on a short story by Poe |
| SHOUT | 'The --', 1978 film with Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves (5) |
| CANDYMAN | Horror film franchise based on a short story by English writer Clive Barker (8) |
| IDOL | 'The Fallen --', 1948 film based on a short story by Graham Greene (4) |
| VAN | Hero of a story by Washington Irving (3,3,6) |
| WINKLE | Hero of a story by Washington Irving (3,3,6) |
| NIGHT | 1957 Jacques Tourneur film starring Dana Andrews based on a short story by MR James (5,2,3,5) |
| DEMON | 1957 Jacques Tourneur film starring Dana Andrews based on a short story by MR James (5,2,3,5) |
