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, Chisel the Bone, Book 2 in the series, and Try Not to Die By Your Own Hand--an interactive charity novel, with ALL profit donated to help suicide prevention and mental health services. Renee is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the New England Horror Writers. She is also the singer/songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the punk-metal band Scars Aligned, and she's 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; Wicked Women: An Anthology of New England Horror Writers; After the Burn: A Post-Apocalyptic Anthology; and more. Her poetry appears in The Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Volume IV.

Renee earned her BA in psychology from the University of Southern Maine, her MFA in Popular Fiction Writing from the Stonecoast Graduate Program, and she 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.