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Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep

The Brittle Man | Part 2

Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep

Dr. NoSleep Studios

Fiction

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

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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0:38.2

Talk to nicely.

0:39.6

There it is!

0:40.8

exclaimed the boy.

0:42.8

His fist pumped at the sky.

0:44.3

We actually made it.

0:45.9

The girl scoffed.

0:47.5

Of course we did.

0:49.8

You think I'd have let us die back there?

0:56.0

I jogged to a stop, keeling over with my hands on my knees, panting with exhaustion. I didn't know how long we'd been running for.

0:59.0

Might have been minutes, might have been days.

1:02.0

What I did know was that we'd found ourselves under clearing, surrounded by steepening trees.

1:08.0

And there in the center was an anomaly that stole the breath from my lungs.

1:13.4

A lighthouse.

1:15.5

It rose up and up, a shambling tower of rotting wood.

1:20.0

It was a travesty of planks crisscrossed atop each other, hammered in with crooked,

1:25.3

rusted nails.

1:27.0

It looked like it had been assembled by a child, or a madman.

1:31.3

Certainly nobody who'd ever held a hammer.

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