The Old Gods Waken — Manly Wade Wellman

The first Silver John novel

Strange evil things areterrorizing Luke and Creed Forshay who live at the foot of Wolter Mountain inthe southern Appalachians, a sacred place for Indians and their predecessors.Two old-world Druids, disguised as Englishmen, are attempting to awakenpre-Indian spirits of the ancient mountain. Silver John and an Indian medicineman must collaborate to prevent certain death at the hands of blood-sacrificingpriests.