Question

In, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," how does his habit of reading frightening tales in the afternoon affect Ichabod Crane?

Answer 1

well first he reads them because he likes the books but he starts believing little by little and it makes him scared. :)

Answer 2

Ichabod Crane is obsessed with ghost stories and tales of witchcraft, all horror related, particularly the paranormal one, nevertheless he is a suggestible and gullible man, all the stories that he reads and hears later scares him on his way home. It affects him hence he ends up believing all the frightening tales he read and is afraid to go home.