Renee S. DeCamillis is a horror author and freelance editor, and the author of the psychological thriller/supernatural horror novella
The Bone Cutters, Book 1 in The Bone Cutters series, and
Chisel the Bone, Book 2 in the series. She also has a book forthcoming on Sept. 10, 2025 called
Try Not to Die: By Your Own Hand, an interactive tale about suicide ideation, with all profits being donated to suicide prevention. Renee’s short fiction appears in various anthologies:
Dethfest Confessions: The Devil’s Playlist;
Horrors of the Deep: Startling Sea Stories; Wicked Women; and more. Her poetry appears in the
Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Vol. IV. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the New England Horror Writers, and the Horror Writers of Maine. Renee is the lead 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 earned a BA in psychology, an MFA in Popular Fiction Writing, 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 to get her hands dirty. Renee lives in the woods of southern Maine with her husband, their son, and a house full of ghosts.
You can find Renee on BlueSky, Substack, Instagram, Facebook and her website @
reneesdecamillis.com
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