The Brittle Man | Part 1

Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Head to ⁠NoSleepCoffee.com⁠ and use promo code NOSLEEP20 for 20% off your first order! Haunted by the loss of his son and dragged back into the twisted Crooked Wood, a haunted man must face the Brittle Man—a grotesque, skin-wearing monster born from the souls of murdered children. As ancient darkness spreads from a cursed lighthouse, he battles to stop a cosmic evil that threatens to snuff out all light and hope from the universe. Author: J.G. Martin Check out the author's new book Crooked Gospels here: https://www.amazon.com/Crooked-Gospels-Stories-Supernatural-Nightmare/dp/1963107322 * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.3	The brittle man. That's the name the children gave him, back before they became bloodstains.
0:48.3	He lives in the woods, walks on all fours and wears a coat of skin. He hides in the trees,
0:54.0	they say, way, they say.
0:55.4	Way, way up, so you can't see him while you meander the trails.
1:00.2	While you soak in the scant rays of sunshine peeking through the suffocating leaves of the crooked
1:05.8	wood.
1:06.8	I asked a girl when he comes down to feed, and she told me it's only when the moon is full,
1:11.6	when it throbs and shudders like a spider sack fit to burst. That's when.
1:17.6	And you'll know it because of the way his long, yellowed nails click-clack along the bark,
1:24.6	the way he heaves and gasps like a butchered sow. He never speaks, doesn't have to.
1:32.0	He communicates through his victims, through their screams, and the red stains they leave upon
1:37.7	the stones and sticks. That's what they tell me. The children do. Rest their hearts.
1:46.1	I never went looking for them in my search for the brittle man.
1:49.7	They found me.
1:51.5	They were waiting at the edge of the wood when I arrived, waving to me in the dying light
1:55.8	of the sun.
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