On Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 7:00 PM, I will be doing a reading from my debut novel, Chisel the Bone, at Novel Book Bar & Cafe (link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083222474212, located at 643 Congress Street, Portland, Maine). The reading will be followed by a discussion Q&A with fellow local Maine horror author, Meg North, (link: https://www.facebook.com/meg.north.12), author of The Transformation of Charlotte Poole, and then a book signing will follow.

Come on down, have one of Novel’s signature cocktails, enjoy a delicious snack, and listen to my scary little tale. You might find out the method behind my madness and the inspiration it springs from as Meg and I dive deep into the discussion.

All interested in attending this event, please RSVP at the link to Novel’s website event page: https://www.novelmaine.com/event-details/an-evening-with-renee-s-decamillis.

Chisel the Bone is the sequel to my debut novella, The Bone Cutters, which will also be available for purchase & signing at the event.

More about Chisel the Bone:

Someone is carving people open, chiseling their bones, and stitching them back up. Grave robberies are happening in record numbers across the state. Reports of strange sightings in the night sky are rolling in in record numbers. Members of the Silver Springs Psychiatric Hospital’s NA group start unraveling.

Can Dory, former psych hospital patient out on safety release, help detectives get to the bottom of these uncanny occurrences, or will she end up bled-out for the next Bone Cutter’s high?

Chisel the Bone by Renee S. DeCamillis is now available through Encyclopocalypse Publications and everywhere books are sold.

Praise for Chisel the Bone:

* “This one digs deep – bone deep, you could say. If you weren’t already gritting your teeth from the blade.” ~ Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and The Indian Lake Trilogy

* “Chisel the Bone is by turns hallucinogenic, tough, rough, and unexpectedly tender. Lovecraft meets Nope on Renee DeCamillis’ long, strange, trip into a bone-dark nightmare. If you love books written in blood, you’ll turn the pages so fast your fingers will splatter. Sequel!” ~ Nancy Holder, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award 

* “CHISEL THE BONE is a gruesome, gritty tale in which DeCamillis creates a stark, tense atmosphere of unease, dread, and pervasive and increasing madness. She shows evil in its big, bad, brutal glory, but also at its most insidious, often understandable, and inevitably tragic. Echoes of Laird Barron and Poppy Z Brite within a voice uniquely her own, DeCamillis flays the skin of polite society and exposes for all to see the sharp edges of desperation, need, and survival. This book will get under your skin in all the best ways.” ~ Mary SanGiovanni, author of THE EVERYWHERE HOUSE

* “Chisel the Bone by Renee S. DeCamillis cuts deep down. DeCamillis is an exceptional voice in horror, and Chisel the Bone is a fast-paced, dark and delightfully maniacal ride. You do not want to miss this or anything by DeCamillis. She’s a writer to watch!” ~ Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award Winning Author of Crime Scene

* “Brilliant and disgusting, Clive Barker meets Supernatural, the TV series…Sick, twisted, and demented…I like it! Give me more, please.” ~ Michelle Schmer, A.K.A. DJ Unikorn, A.K.A. Michelle Coffee, Author and Award-Winning Podcaster @ Coffee Fueled Stories

* “For all the readers, including myself, who did not want to see DeCamillis’ novella, The Bone Cutters, come to an end, we are in luck. The anticipated sequel comes to us in the novel, Chisel the Bone. And Renee DeCamillis does not disappoint. Dory finds herself in another nightmarish battle for survival. Chisel the Bone takes horrific things that can happen in real life and blends them with the supernatural. Follow the blood trail to the very end. You’ll be glad you did.” ~ Cindy O’Quinn, Bram Stoker Award-winning author

* “A fresh new voice in horror, Renee S. DeCamillis knows how to write tales that get under your skin. Chisel the Bone offers a macabre and unique brand of dark storytelling that will keep you turning the pages. This one is a fast-paced carnival ride that brings you on a wild journey full of twists and turns.” ~ Morgan Sylvia, Author of Abode

* “Chisel the Bone by Renee S. DeCamillis is exactly the kind of book I’m putting in the hands of the next generation of readers who are just cutting their teeth on the horror genre. This vampiric tale of mutilations, graverobbing, and addiction places Dory (aka Dabbler) and her best friend Irie on a race to bring a cabal of “Dusters” to justice before they can drag her into their sinister cult of unnatural chemical dependency. For the people who were supposed to be caring for her at the mental institution are actually perpetrators in an unholy communion of bone dust, blood, and formaldehyde. CTB is breakneck paced, and left me absolutely impressed with this clever twist on vampire fiction. It arrives on Amazon in July 2024.” ~ Peter Dudar, author of The Goat Parade & Blood Cult of the Booby Farmers

* “DeCamillis’s writing is really fun, super descriptive, and highly entertaining in such a dramatic way. It recalls similar writers like Christopher Moore, Joe Lansdale, and Carl Hiaasen. This story would make a great play or movie. Definitely R-rated, but teenagers would love it!” ~ Meg North, author of The Transformation of Charlotte Poole