Division Series by Lee Thompson

Red Piccirilli is a runt, a dreamer, a naive boy with an imaginary friend and little else. But right before summer vacation starts he finds an albino girl trapped in a shed behind a local house. After Red frees her, the world he knew quickly unravels into something more mysterious—an unsteady reality where a man with silver teeth and buzz saw voice points him toward the true meaning of sacrifice

In the hills of Pennsylvania, phantoms from the past mingle with those of the present, all swirling in a dark maelstrom over Division. Haunted by the part he played in his brother Mark's death, John McDonnell takes a midnight hike and stumbles across four dead girls upon the forest floor. Their severed limbs spell Repent. The coroner finds Mark's onyx skeleton key inside one of the victims, right where her heart used to be... moreIn the hills of Pennsylvania, phantoms from the past mingle with those of the present, all swirling in a dark maelstrom over Division. Haunted by the part he played in his brother Mark's death, John McDonnell takes a midnight hike and stumbles across four dead girls upon the forest floor. Their severed limbs spell Repent. The coroner finds Mark's onyx skeleton key inside one of the victims, right where her heart used to be. The last time John had seen the key it was clasped in his brother's hand before they lowered him into his grave. Torn between protecting his family's name and giving the girls a proper burial, John digs into Division's past. As lives shatter around them, and a strange woman tries to steal the key, John and his best friend, Michael Johnston, must find the tools to set things right or break beneath the pressure of these ghosts' sudden weight. less

A diverse collection of Dark Fantasy stories focused on the horrors of family, loss, tragedy and failed beauty.TOC:1. We Run Races with Goblin Troopers2. Beneath the Weeping Willow (A Division Mythos Story)3. Daddy Screamed with Us (A Division Mythos Story)4. Crooked Stick Figures (A Division Mythos Story)5. When Crows Sing Sweetly Bitter Music6. Crawl7. A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky8. Sorrow's Breast9. The Weight of All These Years (A Division Mythos Story)10. Boys without Faces11... moreA diverse collection of Dark Fantasy stories focused on the horrors of family, loss, tragedy and failed beauty.TOC:1. We Run Races with Goblin Troopers2. Beneath the Weeping Willow (A Division Mythos Story)3. Daddy Screamed with Us (A Division Mythos Story)4. Crooked Stick Figures (A Division Mythos Story)5. When Crows Sing Sweetly Bitter Music6. Crawl7. A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky8. Sorrow's Breast9. The Weight of All These Years (A Division Mythos Story)10. Boys without Faces11. As I Embrace My Jagged Edges (A Division Mythos Story) less

A ring-leader of phantoms and collector of souls, he played rhythms on bare flesh, hellish melodies on bone. Fifty years ago he disappeared as quickly as he came and the town of Division gladly swept his acts of torture from memory. But John McDonnell and Michael Johnston have drawn him home-he hears their names in his sleep, tastes their blood on his tongue, and fantasizes about the rapture birthed of their mourning.