"Salem" is only a few days away from its season two premiere and after triggering the Grand Rite and meeting her son, Mary Sibley has indeed a lot on her plate. Even the fate of John Alden hangs in the balance but WGN released promotional footage that makes it obvious he will live thanks to the Indians.

While fans continue to wonder about Mary's future, they should actually be worried about something else entirely: Countess Palatine Ingrid von Marburg. The eternally youthful Countess is actually a true German witch and comes from an ancient and powerful line of spell-casters. She will visit Salem and pose as a threat to Mary Sibley. In an interview with Hollywood Life, actress Lucy Lawless, who essays the Countess' role, revealed that there is no holding back in season two when it comes to horror or ghastliness. She said, "I was raised on vampire stories with, like, people in basements on meat hooks and the draining board underneath, so this is really familiar to me. But even so, I did a scene which shocked the hell out of me and it's so demented."

The former Xena warrior can change things for Mary, since the latter doesn't have as much control of her powers and emotions as the Countess. Janet Montgomery, the actor behind matriarch Mary Sibley, spoke about how her character reacts to the powerful witch. She said, "The Countess has more powers and things that I didn't even know were possible, so I'm confused on how she can do certain things. It was super intense."

Meanwhile, a new "Salem" teaser of its premiere episode, "Power", reveals that John Alden will perform some sort of magic ritual that helps him either track, spy or fight the witches that rule his hometown. However, whether he'll forgive his former flame this season remain to be seen.

Season two premieres on Sunday, April 5 at 10 p.m. ET on WGN America.