Dance Of Death Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Solinus 

Cover art for Dance Of Death lyrics by Iron Maiden

I'm not sure, but the lyrics strongly suggest a witch's commune in the woods, like the ones that that the puritans were always accusing each other of in 17th century America.
I would also venture a connection to "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. The imagery is powerfully reminiscent of the short story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.