Renee S. DeCamillis

                                                            BIO

     I am a dark fiction writer, an online horror movie reviewer, and an Affiliate Member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA). My short fiction has appeared in Deadman's Tome: The Conspiracy Issue, The Sirens Call eZine issue #37 February 2018--their annual celebration of Women In Horror Month, The Other Stories Podcast, Stonecoast Lines, and Down In the Dirt Magazine.  My poetry appears in the HWA Poetry Showcase Volume IV. My horror movie reviews have been published on AllHorror.net and Horror-Movie-Reviews.com as well as on here and my WordPress site: https://reneeyoungdecamillis.wordpress.com/author/phantom1333/. I sold a story in 2016 to a pulp horror anthology, but the editor died before the publication was finished. Darkness follows me everywhere.

     I find that my real world bleeds into my fiction, just as my fiction bleeds into my real world. Once I write something and then let time pass, I often find that the writing has bits of prophetic visions woven throughout. It's uncanny and often horrific, but it's my life.

     More about that life:

     I was a Fiction Editor for Words and Images literary and visual arts journal. I earned an MFA in popular fiction from the Stonecoast Graduate Program at the University of Southern Maine. I have a B.A. in psychology and have worked in the mental health field for years. I am also a blues/rock/metal lead singer and lyricist and rhythm guitarist, and I have been in a number of bands where I took on various roles, including hand percussionist. Music has been a huge part of my life ever since I was a very young child. I attended Berklee college of Music as a music business major, with guitar as my principle instrument. Back in the 90s I was an A&R Rep. for an independent record label. I implemented and lead a School Rock Band project in an alternative education program, and I was a private guitar instructor. Also in the alternative education field, I taught creative writing to at-risk teens. I am also a former gravedigger; I can get rid of a body fast without leaving a trace, and I am not afraid to get my hands dirty.

     I live in the woods of southern Maine with my husband, our son, and a house full of ghosts.

***This site is currently a work-in-progress. Please, have patience with me while my Luddite self attempts delving into the intangible world of cyberspace to create my own little corner. Thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoy your time here.***