Renee S. DeCamillis

Renee S. DeCamillis is a horror author and freelance editor. She is the author of the psychological thriller/supernatural horror novella The Bone Cutters, Book 1 in The Bone Cutter Series, and Chisel the Bone, Book 2 in the series. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the New England Horror Writers, and the Horror Writers of Maine. Renee is the singer/songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the punk-metal band Scars Aligned. She's also a tree-hugging hippie with a sharp metal edge.

Renee’s short fiction appears in: Dethfest Confessions: The Devil's Playlist; Horrors of the Deep: Starling Sea Stories; After the Burn; Wicked Women; Northern Frights, The Journal of Horror Writers of Maine 2.5—Mud Season 2021, lost; Deadman’s Tome: The Conspiracy Issue; Siren’s Call eZine Issue 37 the 6th Annual Women In Horror Month Edition; The Other Stories Podcast. Her poetry appears in The Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Volume IV. Renee also has a new short story forthcoming in late 2024 in the Phantoms from the Sky anthology, and she has a new co-authored novel forthcoming in 2025 called Try Not to Die: By Your Own Hand.

Renee earned her BA in psychology from the University of Southern Maine, earned her MFA in Popular Fiction Writing from the Stonecoast Graduate Program, and attended Berklee College of Music as a music business major with guitar as her principal instrument. Renee is a former model, school rock band teacher, creative writing teacher, private guitar instructor, A&R rep for an indie record label, therapeutic mentor, psychological technician, and preschool teacher. She is also a former gravedigger; she can get rid of a body fast without leaving a trace, and she is not afraid of getting her hands dirty. Renee lives in the woods of Maine with her husband, their son, and a house full of ghosts.