BIBLIOGRAPHY: Selected Comics & Prose Writing

Visit charibdys.itch.io to read many of the dark science-fiction, fantasy & horror shorts listed here, available as DRM-free Pay-What-You-Want PDF, epub and mobi downloads!

If you’re linking to my fiction or discussing it on a podcast, panel, article etc. please credit my work as created by Rhiannon Rasmussen EXCEPT for the erotica, which should always be credited as Charibdys.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

• The Maidens of Midnight and Other Lost Media | Short Story Collection
  12 illustrated dark tales of lo-fi horror. Snapshots of contemporary life through distorted lenses.
  published by Dim Shores. Pre-order direct (limited to 150 copies).

• “Tolerances” | Short Short Story
  normal print work in abnormal circumstances
  published in We Will Speak Again of the Red Tower, an anthology tribute to Ligotti’s short story “The Red Tower”
  free download ePub and PDF

• “Abzan: Siege Blossoms” | Tarkir: Dragonstorm Side Story
  an official Magic: the Gathering Side Story: Even with the enemy at the gates of Qatros Karst, the mighty houses of Lieutenant Mehtma's clan are always looking for opportunities to strengthen their own position. Can she outmaneuver her foes—or will she even recognize them before it's too late?
  available in Japanese:「アブザン：不屈の花」
  free to read online

• “Anagen” | Short Story
  restarting your life in a normal apartment
  published in 2024 Shirley Jackson Award-winning Why Didn’t You Just Leave from Cursed Morsels Press

• “There Is No Obstacle” | Short Short Story
  keep walking
  published in Strange Machines from Apex Publishing

• “I/O” | Short Story
  a sapphic hard SF about despair, love, grief, death, and the endlessness of space, narrated from the cockpit of a mining ‘mech
  published in Haven Speculative Issue 7
  free to read online

• The Wasp Child | Novella
  A dark science-fiction YA novella: an alienated boy struggles with bullying on a corporate colony planet. Xenobiology, body horror, insects, and educational video games.
  LaSR Book of the Month
  published by Robot Dinosaur Press. Now available on Amazon and DRM-free on itch.io!

• “The Lives of Scavengers” | Short Story
  i was born from your grave into this sunless world
  published in 2022 Shirley Jackson Award-nominated Your Body is Not Your Body: A New Weird Anthology to Benefit Trans Youth in Texas from Tenebrous Press
  audio version by podcast Tales to Terrify

• “Splintered, Splintering” | Short Story
  the sole stranded escapee of a deep-space scientific mission-turned-disaster struggles to survive the erratic violence of what remains of the rest of her team
  available on itch.io as a PWYW PDF or Pub download, illustrated by me
  audio version by podcast StarShipSofa

• “Alley Cat Blues” | The Streets of New Capenna Side Story
  an official Magic: the Gathering Side Story about one plucky cat with a golden opportunity: singer Kitt Kanto!
  available in Japanese:「野良猫のブルース」
  free to read online

• “An Elegy for the Bucephalos” | Short Story
  art, music, and the death of a spaceship in a nomadic fleet
  published in Unlikely Wonders, available (free PDF or ePub download) from Robot Dinosaur Press
  audio version by podcast StarShipSofa

• “The Dusk Reborn” | Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Side Story
  an official Magic: the Gathering Side Story about the demonic rebirth of the lost archangel, Liesa
  available in Portuguese: “O Crepúsculo Renasce”
  available in Japanese:「薄暮の再誕」
  free to read online

• “The Burner Game” | Short Story
  a short short horror about ten phones, one caller, and a question best left unanswered
  published in The Midnight Games: Six Stories About Games You Play Once, available from Robot Dinosaur Press

• “Salt & Fat & Iron & Sugar” | Short Story cowritten with dave ring
  about a totally normal digital pet that does nothing weird or bad whatsoever
  published in LampLight Vol. 10 Issue 1

• “Xenocide in the Era of Expansion” | Short Story
  alien hivemind sci-fi body horror interfacing with my thoughts on Ender’s Game
  available on itch.io as a PWYW ePub or PDF, illustrated by me

• “Twinning” | Short Story
  visceral horror about fine art and the sacrifices we make
  published in Vastarian: A Literary Journal Vol. 4 Issue 1, illustrated by me
  available on itch.io as a PWYW PDF or Pub download, illustrated by me

• “The Hymn of Ordeal, No. 23” | Short Story (Flash)
  available on itch.io as a PWYW PDF or Pub download, illustrated by me
  originally published in Lightspeed Magazine
  audio version by podcast The Overcast (mirrored on archive.org)

• “A Complete Transcript of [REDACTED]’s Video Channel …” | Short Story
  a horror detailing one of those weird YouTube channels you saw at 2AM and never find again
  published in Diabolical Plots
  free to read online

• “The Maidens of Midnight” | Novelette
  a B-movie crew picks the wrong set to film their comeback flick
  published in Evil in Technicolor, Hammer Horror-inspired, Kirkus Starred anthology, Vernacular Books

• “CompanionShip” | Short Fiction
  available on itch.io as a PWYW PDF or Pub download, illustrated by me
  originally published in IGMS #66

• “How to Survive the Apocalypse” | Short Fiction
  available on itch.io as a PWYW PDF or Pub download, illustrated by me
  originally published in ZEAL

• "Lorenza's Bones" | Short Story
  art by Eric J. Lee
  reprinted in Etherea Magazine #7

• "As You Were, Aggie (or: A Fortunate Time for Reflection)" | Short Fiction
  horror-comedy after P.G. Wodehouse, published in The Sockdolager

• “The Robber Girl Tells Her Tale Over a Round of Cards” | Short Fiction
  available on itch.io as a PWYW PDF or Pub download, illustrations by Sarah Stern
  originally published in Valor 2: Wands

• “An Unquiet Slumber” | Short Fiction
  gothic horror. a romance that transcends death
  available on itch.io as a PWYW PDF or Pub download, illustrated by me
  originally published in Arcane: Thirty Weird and Unsettling Stories
  reprinted in Gothic Fantasy: Chilling Ghost Short Stories

• “Charge! Love Heart!” | Short Fiction
  originally published in The Sockdolager
  reprinted in 'Ike Pāpālua: Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories from the Hawaiian Islands
  free to read online

Comics & Illustration

• “BONE INK" | Short Comic
  about grief, family, and tattoos
  published in 2022 Eisner Award-winning YOU DIED: An Anthology of the Afterlife, art by Grace P. Fong

• “DIVE" | Short Comic
  published in Prism Award-winning Heartwood: Non-binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy, art by Chan Chau

• “The Hymn of Ordeal, No. 23” | Short Comic (adapted from short story)
  published in Creepy Quarterly #24, art by Ricardo Cabral

• “Ritual" | Back-page Comic for Dept. H #2
  art by Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau

• "Tales of Harrow County: The Radio" | Back-page Comic for Harrow County #28
  art by Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau

• "Aloha Moon" | Short Comic
  published in Can I Pet Your Werewolf? art by Cat Farris

• "The Spirit of Vancouver" | Short Comic
  art by Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau

• Let's Print A Comic (& Not Screw it Up): A Beginner's Guide to PrePress
  Nonfiction Graphic Novel, art by Daisy McGuire, published by Iron Circus Comics

• “Reptilian” & “Black-Eyed Children” | Flash Fiction
  published in Cryptozineology, illustrations by me

• "Bloodborne: the texture of a dream." | Short Comic, Nonfiction
  originally published in ZEAL, art by me with assistance from Melanie Ujimori

• "On the Rink of Disaster!" | Short Comic
  art by Bree Wolf

• "The Mystery of LA LUNA" | Short Comic
  queer pulp horror, serialized on Venture Forth, Kickstarted, art by Ains Yeager

• "A Confluence of Art" | Short Comic
  art by Eric J. Lee

• “The Echo Location Presents: Resonance Evil ★ Galactic Tour ★" | Short Comic
  published in Tankadere 3: Daring Dames, art by Melanie Ujimori

• “Cold Frame, Warm Heart” | Short Comic
  published in The Gathering, art by Eric J. Lee

• “How I Met Your Mother” | Short Comic
  published in Too Kawaii to Die 2, written & illustrated by me

• “Snow Bird” | Short Comic
  published in Tankadere 1: Around the World in 80 Pages

• SKYLIGHT | Space Exploration Video Game
  created for Global Game Jam 2017 with Team Space Jam

• Three Bags Full | Interactive Fiction Strategy Game
  created for Ludum Dare 33 with the Empty Throne Team, placed in the top 20 for graphics & top 40 overall

Erotica (as Charibdys)

The following works are ADULT (18+) ONLY! Most of them have a fantasy or horror bent.

• The Illustrated Field Guide to Wild Monster Boys
  a saucy guide to a world of sultry monster boys, with accompanying RPG
  (note: this project is a collection of pin-ups, cheeky but not explicit)
  funded via Kickstarter, artbook in collaboration with artist Cap O’Rushes

• “Bonds of Trust” | Short Comic (writing as Charibdys)
  They say love is blind, but what if your lover is a Medusa?
  published on SlipShine (18+ ONLY!), art by soushiyo

• BloodThirst: Ch. 1 | Short Comic (writing as Charibdys)
  published on SlipShine (18+ ONLY!), art by Cap O’Rushes

• BloodThirst: Ch. 2 | Short Comic (writing as Charibdys)
  published on SlipShine, art by Cap O’Rushes

• “Hounded” | Short Comic (writing as Charibdys)
  published on SlipShine (18+ ONLY!), art by Miyuli

• “hunt” | Short Fiction (writing as Charibdys)
  unnatural appetites published in Cult Horrotica Issue 3 (18+ ONLY!)

• “Hunger, the Sea” | Short Fiction (writing as Charibdys)
  monstrous ero-horror published in Voidjunk Issue 3 (18+ ONLY!)
  reprinted in The Pleasure in Pain: A Queer Horrotica Anthology

• “nom.” | Short Fiction (writing as Charibdys)
  consensually cannibalistic ero-horror published in Voidjunk Issue 1 (18+ ONLY!), illustrated by me

• “Darling” | Short Fiction (writing as Charibdys)
  chitinous ero-horror published in Voidjunk Issue 0 (18+ ONLY!), illustrated by me

• “Diplomatic Relations" | Short Comic (writing as Charibdys)
  an alien and a diplomat explore interspecies relations… intimately
  published on SlipShine (18+ ONLY!), art by Daniel Olsén

• “CARGO” | Short Comic (writing/drawing as Charibdys)
  eroguro cyberpunk published in Singularity: Convergence