After his father's death, Elliott and his mother move to the gloomy town of Wickensburg, where the boy immediately meets Willow, who thinks she is a witch. She tells him about a curse that has been put on the town by more ancient witches and about an evil sorcerer who will destroy it on his return. Unraveling the mystery surrounding this curse leads the children to a new venture in Wickensburg and its strange owner, Hexenmeister. It's up to them to find out what all these spells are and to save the town from the impending threat.