Guardian angels

the long version

"When Sheila Crockett moves in with her son, Will, and her new husband, they believe they have found the perfect house. But paint and polish fail to completely disguise the lingering horror of the house's past. Will realizes things are not as safe as they seem as his family and everyone he knows begin to fall prey to unseen and menacing forces. When Eric Nolan, protagonist of Citro's Shadow Child, escapes from the local asylum and arrives in town, Will and his family wonder if he will be their savior or the agent of their destruction. Events move relentlessly to a truly terrifying conclusion in this epic of mystery and supernatural suspense."--BOOK JACKET.