of Dismal Swamp" is based entirely around this area. "Wicked John and the Devil", a story in Grandfather Tales, a collection of folktales edited by Richard Chase, tells of a man whom even the devil feared, who when he died was given a red-hot coal by the devil, and told to go to the Great Dismal Swamp to make his own hell. According to the tale, he can be seen wandering the swamp at night with his red-hot coal. References VDGIF. Lake Drummond: Credits. REVISED Jun. 21, 2007. Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Lake Drummond: Credits . Retrieved Jun. 21, 2007. http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_phantom_lovers_of_dismal_s.html External links Satellite Picture by Google Maps Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center Lake Drummond, Chesapeake Drummond Bodies of water of Suffolk, Virginia Bodies of water of Chesapeake, Virginia Protected areas of Chesapeake, Virginia Great Dismal Swamp Reportedly haunted locations in Virginia