Welcome, Chuck Keyes!

Epic Marvels, Short Sci-fi Stories is dedicated to all the wonderful technical engineers throughout the world…

A world of sci-fi inventions for humans,

miracles imagined from wondrous visions.

Complex thoughts conjure up contraptions,

sparking a true wizard of detailed notions.



Technical maps of…

Creepy Crawlers

A short sci-fi story by Chuck Keyes

               "Detective Stone, you need to come down to autopsy right away," said Dr. Herbert Eckerd.

          "Alright, doctor, I'm on my way," replied Travis. He slid his cell phone into his pants pocket and headed for the nearest elevator.

          Travis hates to visit the autopsy lab. It's not seeing the blood and gore he dislikes. What troubles him is the smell of death, but to maintain his Dirty Harry image, he would never admit this to anyone. Every time he walks into the autopsy lab, he imagines the death smell is mingling with his clothing, contaminating every thread…

 Super-Cross, the Invincible Conservative

A short sci-fi comedy story by Chuck Keyes

          Unbeknown to Detective Durgin Cross,  an unidentified object is hovering over his ranch house. He woke up, hearing his little dog barking, which is unusual for Jasper to be so riled up.

          "Jasper, is there something outside?"

          The little shaggy brown-haired Chihuahua and Shih-Tzu mix continued to bark vigorously.

          Durgin rolled out of bed, quickly dressed, and grabbed his forty-five Smith & Wesson off the bedside table.

          "What is it,…

The Disappearance Of  Steven Dobbs

A short sci-fi shocking romance story by Chuck Keyes

          Steven Dobbs sat down on a rock to rest by a beautiful stream snaking down a mountain side. The mid-morning sky is clear and the air is so refreshing that Steve feels rejuvenated, as if the Houston smog has been cleansed from his entire body.

          Steve's big city friends thought he was crazy to take a leave of absence from his high-tech engineering job to go by himself on a one month backpacking trip in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. They warned him about the dangers hidden in the wilderness, and he'd be risking his life. But being jilted by his long-term girlfriend a few days before their big wedding has…

The Christmas Party Snow Creatures

A short sci-fi horror story by Chuck Keyes

          "Jake, there's a big snowstorm heading our way," announced Jewell. "The weatherman is predicting up to two feet of snow." 

          "Dear, this is East Texas, I doubt if we're going to get anymore than two inches of snow."

          "Hey, two feet of snow is what the weatherman said."

          "To increase his network ratings the weather guy would probably like to say we're going to have a New England size blizzard mixed in with a bunch of Texas…

There's A World In My Attic

A short sci-fi story by Chuck Keyes

          John Ravenwood cheerfully moved into his late uncle's estate. A huge southern house, built in the mid eighteen hundreds, filled with precious antiques, and past mysteries. He just finished carrying in the last two boxes of his belongings, and now he's sitting on the sofa enjoying a cold bottle of beer. His cell phone sounded for his attention with the theme from the Twilight Zone.

          "Yeah, speak."

          "John."

          "Hi, Misty."

          "Are you all moved in?"

          "Yup, I just finished bringing in the last two…