Evil has a way of insinuating itself into the lives of good men and women. It can inhabit places and attach itself to physical things to spread its vile corruption and bring harm to the innocent.
Centuries ago, in a place near what is now Abbeville, Georgia, ancestors of Muscogee Creeks thrived along the banks of the Ocmulgee River. But a disastrous storm inundated the village, killing many men, women, and children. To appease the Great Spirits and to provide a burial place for those who died, the villagers followed their ancient tradition and constructed a mound, hidden deep in the swamp. This was to be econochaca, holy ground, a place for prayer and entreaty. But later, a plague of cholera opened the door to an unspeakable evil, a desecration of the mound that would bring great heartache and pain for generations to come.
Will-o’-the-Wisp explores the dimensions of a realm where actions reverberate through the ages and where past and present are connected in unexpected ways.
The effects of that age-old evil, arising from the ancient mound like a toxic mist, hang like a pall over the people of Abbeville and the surrounding county. What secrets lie hidden in the swamp? And what of the mysterious young woman who lives near the mound? Do they hold the key to whether darkness will prevail…or light?