<blockquote>There was a witch who lived up in the mountains, and I never heard but that she was a good one.</blockquote>
➤ apparently it's based on a folk story called "Raw Head and Bloody Bones" which I'd never heard of before!
➤ This is the story of a witch and her razorback hog familiar, and what happens after an unscrupulous man kills her hog. It's really good!