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anon (10/27/2015) [-]
I am a literature passionate and you must always see every single detail. What actually happens is that the monster stole his brother's face, and you can realize his brother always looked at him, thats why he said "why doesnt he turns his face to me" so he goes to see his brother's corpse and he, as always, turns to him. Thats why the monster is digging a grave for the awkward brother.
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shinyarmor (10/27/2015) [-] HE IS ALIVE FOR 3 DAYS, RED FACED, THE ENTIRE TIME.
SO WHO WAS UP THERE PLAYING THE ROLE OF HIS BROTHER?
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SO WHO WAS UP THERE PLAYING THE ROLE OF HIS BROTHER?
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uleaveinpieces (10/27/2015) [-] There is no firm conclusion to gain from this. It's simply supposed to make you think.
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googleoverlords (10/26/2015) [-] That was his brother's dead body. The thing in the town is a monster that will probably kill him.
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nazkan (10/26/2015) [-]
Nah man, you got it wrong.
The monster disguised as his brother when they were separated, then he killed the monster and hid its body in the hole. He then goes home thinking he killed his brother.
His real brother then comes out the woods three days later, having actually gotten lost.
The younger brother then convinces himself that his real brother is the monster and the monster disguised as his brother (that he killed) is his real brother.
In order to find out if he's correct, the younger brother climbs down the hole, where it's revealed the monster is actually still alive and waiting for him.
The monster disguised as his brother when they were separated, then he killed the monster and hid its body in the hole. He then goes home thinking he killed his brother.
His real brother then comes out the woods three days later, having actually gotten lost.
The younger brother then convinces himself that his real brother is the monster and the monster disguised as his brother (that he killed) is his real brother.
In order to find out if he's correct, the younger brother climbs down the hole, where it's revealed the monster is actually still alive and waiting for him.
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rapsuskiller (10/26/2015) [-] He has already seen the beast and is preparing for the inevitable Just a guess
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killboy ONLINE (10/26/2015) [-] This was reposted before and some mate put a different explenation. Sadly, I can't exactly remember but it's a 2deep4u metaphor about guilt and living in the shoes of someone else.
Shame I can't find the original comment right now. That person explained it nicely.
Shame I can't find the original comment right now. That person explained it nicely.
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sirstupidpanda (10/26/2015) [-] Then why didn't his brother look at him when he returned?
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yourdonutz (10/26/2015) [-] maybe because he knew his brother tried to kill him? not quite sure
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Exar (10/27/2015) [-]
I think you may have it wrong too.
>> Older brother shot in the head and thrown into the hole.
>> Monster disguised himself as the older brother.
>> Monster is preparing to take over the town.
>> Younger brother is the only one who knows.
>> Older brother doppleganger is monster so he doesn't look at younger brother
>> Monster starts to dig a grave for the younger brother b/c younger brother knows monster is doppleganger.
>> Younger brother decides to confirm that he actually killed his real brother.
>> Older brother has survived and looks at younger brother in disgust/anger
>> Older brother shot in the head and thrown into the hole.
>> Monster disguised himself as the older brother.
>> Monster is preparing to take over the town.
>> Younger brother is the only one who knows.
>> Older brother doppleganger is monster so he doesn't look at younger brother
>> Monster starts to dig a grave for the younger brother b/c younger brother knows monster is doppleganger.
>> Younger brother decides to confirm that he actually killed his real brother.
>> Older brother has survived and looks at younger brother in disgust/anger
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Anemophobia (10/27/2015) [-] no, the original said the body he found at the bottom of the hole was alive and had the same eyes as the beast staring at him in the woods
if you look at the strip, when the brother returns, you dont see his eyes, you only see his eyes before they go into the woods
the artist knows this so that's why they dont show the brothers eyes
if you look at the strip, when the brother returns, you dont see his eyes, you only see his eyes before they go into the woods
the artist knows this so that's why they dont show the brothers eyes
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overlordnick (10/27/2015) [-] Everyone's eyes are nearly the same besides the younger brother, including the monster.
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Anemophobia (10/27/2015) [-] well, regardless, the original story supposedly says "the body looked at me with the same eyes as the beast"
it would also make sense to be the monster because it survived extreme damage to the head, thrown down a well without sustenance for days and still alive
it would also make sense to be the monster because it survived extreme damage to the head, thrown down a well without sustenance for days and still alive
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seventhmark (10/27/2015) [-] Why was it in a new whole though, and why was the older brother digging a hole anyway?
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Anemophobia (10/27/2015) [-] I dont know myself, it's mostly up for theories
the brother believes the monster is gone
the brother believes the monster is gone
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enjoyablepretzels (10/26/2015) [-] Why did he say his brother killed the beast then, he wouldn't know of the killing brothers lie
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bothemastaofall (10/26/2015) [-] Then that monster steals his skin and goes to town to begin a new murder rampage.
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googleoverlords (10/26/2015) [-] Even dead me would look at someone if they shined a light on me.
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superpianoman ONLINE (10/26/2015) [-] In the last frame the head clearly shifts to look at him
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wizardbaker (10/26/2015) [-] Yeah, I agree with you, the body is clearly looking at him.
I think it's supposed to be vague as to what's actually happening.
I think it's supposed to be vague as to what's actually happening.
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wizardbaker (10/27/2015) [-] Then why was his sleeve not ripped?
Why was he digging that hole?
Why did he have blood on his face while in that hole?
Why was he digging that hole?
Why did he have blood on his face while in that hole?
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vvthegreats (10/27/2015) [-]
He was stabbed/shot and the real brother was thrown into the hole. The Germanic-folklore monster is a doppelganger The real brother killed the wolf and was stabbed/shot then thrown into the hole. Most likely the doppelganger is digging the hole for his "younger brother" (since they're not actually brothers) so then when it kills him, he will be buried. So when the brother returns just to make sure, he finds his older brother filled with rage, disgust, and anger. The monster is the doppelganger, and it plans on taking over the entire village - it stole the older brother's identity and took it as its own to blend into human populations to infest. That's why this story is so horrifying: The more you think about a horror story, the more dreadful it suddenly appears to be.
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anon (10/27/2015) [-]
Basically this is what happens. He goes into the woods, his competent brother kills the thing that was eating the sheep. He kills his brother in a fit of jealous rage. He puts him in the hole and a monster from germanic folklore steals the brothers face. It comes into town pretending nothing happened and begins to dig a hole for the only person who knows about it to fall into as well. He goes back tot he hole and finds his brother, still alive barely. And he gets to make a choice, bring the brother back and kill the creature revealing what an asshole he is. Or pretty much let the shapeshifter steal his face and kill him possibly opening up the entire town to being taken over by deadly shapshifters.
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ampharosrules (10/26/2015) [-] Ohhhhhhhhhhh thaaaaaaaaat's why I recognized the artstyle.
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heffrey (10/26/2015) [-]
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sphincterface (10/26/2015) [-] The beast disguised itself as his brother, pretends that the real beast was just a wolf. Narrator shoots him out of jealousy and anger and hides him in the hole. He comes back, tells the lie, his actual brother comes back because he got lost. Narrator goes to the whole where he hid the body, and finds the monster still disguised as his brother, but it's not dead and it's pissed off.
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gravysponge (10/27/2015) [-] Because the creator of this story forgot what they were doing I guess
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creepydudewatching (10/26/2015) [-] Not sure if I can be of much assistance with explanation, but the original story was different. This original story is much easier to interpret.
Had to omit the beginning, but it was the same anyway. Just that I went over the word limit.
The past few months an unknown beast had been attacking our villages livestock. It came from the woods; most strange things do. My brother lost four of his sheep. I was safe, I was too poor and didn’t own any animals. The town organized a meeting at which I voulenteered to hunt the beast. Everyone laughed, until my brother stood up next to me and said, “We’ll hunt it. Together.”
The woods were cold. Quiet. Dark. We passed a tree who’s branches looked like hands. “A common oak,” my brother said. We passed a river that sounded like dogs growling. “A babbling brook,” my brother said. Then, we came upon a hole. A deep hole filled with darkness. It smelled of roses. “How curious,” my brother stated as he knelt before the hole.
Then, we found the beast. A shadowy body leapt from the treeline and grinned at the two of us. It’s teeth were like rows of razor blades doused with blood. It’s eyes were red; redder than the blood on it’s own fangs, with pupils darker than the hole where it slumbered. I was frightened. I ran. I hid.
When I crawled from my hiding place and found my brother, he had already slayed the beast. “Just a wolf,” he laughed, “it was only ever a wolf.” Then, we both laughed. We laughed at how I had hidden. We laughed at how it was only a wolf. And we laughed at how grateful the village would be; to him.
My body moved on it’s own. I picked up a large stone and killed my brother. I bashed him over the head until he stopped breathing. His face was mangled and covered in blood, but it some how still remained handsome. And he still smiled. I lifted his body and threw it into the hole. I didn’t even hear it hit the bottom.
I brought home a scrap of his coat covered in blood as well as the head of the wolf. “We were separated,” I lied, “the beast must have devoured him, this was all I could find. But, I slayed the beast; I avenged my brother!” Everyone celebrated my victory. Even my brother’s starry-eyed wife held me as she wept.
That night, I feared another attack, but it never came. All that came were more villagers thanking me. I was given gifts from the villagers. And my brother’s wife gave me his animals. I slept soundly and dreamt of nothing.
But three days later, my brother came out of the woods; most strange things do. The joy. The joy on all their faces. It couldn’t be him. It just couldn’t be. “I can’t believe I got lost,” my brother said laughing with the others, “Me! Living beside these woods all my life.” He walked over towards me and gave me a big hug. “Thank God for my brother,” he cheered, “He killed the monster. He killed the devil.” I was the only one that noticed. His nice blue coat, it wasn’t torn.
I can no longer sleep. I have dreams. Dreams of my brothers limp legs. His bloody, red face. And his smile. Haunting me. Twice I have woken in the middle of the night. Both times I saw my brother out in his field. Digging. Is this guilt? Or is this my brother, whole, not a double? And, if so, why won’t he look at me?
That night, I couldn't sleep once again. I didn’t see my brother digging like he normally did that night. I walked out to his field. There was a hole. Darker and deeper than the one in the woods. I took some rope and a lantern and repelled down into the abyss. My rope just reached the bottom. I held the lantern over a bloody body that lay at the bottom. It was my brother. And he turned toward me with the same eyes of the beast.
Had to omit the beginning, but it was the same anyway. Just that I went over the word limit.
The past few months an unknown beast had been attacking our villages livestock. It came from the woods; most strange things do. My brother lost four of his sheep. I was safe, I was too poor and didn’t own any animals. The town organized a meeting at which I voulenteered to hunt the beast. Everyone laughed, until my brother stood up next to me and said, “We’ll hunt it. Together.”
The woods were cold. Quiet. Dark. We passed a tree who’s branches looked like hands. “A common oak,” my brother said. We passed a river that sounded like dogs growling. “A babbling brook,” my brother said. Then, we came upon a hole. A deep hole filled with darkness. It smelled of roses. “How curious,” my brother stated as he knelt before the hole.
Then, we found the beast. A shadowy body leapt from the treeline and grinned at the two of us. It’s teeth were like rows of razor blades doused with blood. It’s eyes were red; redder than the blood on it’s own fangs, with pupils darker than the hole where it slumbered. I was frightened. I ran. I hid.
When I crawled from my hiding place and found my brother, he had already slayed the beast. “Just a wolf,” he laughed, “it was only ever a wolf.” Then, we both laughed. We laughed at how I had hidden. We laughed at how it was only a wolf. And we laughed at how grateful the village would be; to him.
My body moved on it’s own. I picked up a large stone and killed my brother. I bashed him over the head until he stopped breathing. His face was mangled and covered in blood, but it some how still remained handsome. And he still smiled. I lifted his body and threw it into the hole. I didn’t even hear it hit the bottom.
I brought home a scrap of his coat covered in blood as well as the head of the wolf. “We were separated,” I lied, “the beast must have devoured him, this was all I could find. But, I slayed the beast; I avenged my brother!” Everyone celebrated my victory. Even my brother’s starry-eyed wife held me as she wept.
That night, I feared another attack, but it never came. All that came were more villagers thanking me. I was given gifts from the villagers. And my brother’s wife gave me his animals. I slept soundly and dreamt of nothing.
But three days later, my brother came out of the woods; most strange things do. The joy. The joy on all their faces. It couldn’t be him. It just couldn’t be. “I can’t believe I got lost,” my brother said laughing with the others, “Me! Living beside these woods all my life.” He walked over towards me and gave me a big hug. “Thank God for my brother,” he cheered, “He killed the monster. He killed the devil.” I was the only one that noticed. His nice blue coat, it wasn’t torn.
I can no longer sleep. I have dreams. Dreams of my brothers limp legs. His bloody, red face. And his smile. Haunting me. Twice I have woken in the middle of the night. Both times I saw my brother out in his field. Digging. Is this guilt? Or is this my brother, whole, not a double? And, if so, why won’t he look at me?
That night, I couldn't sleep once again. I didn’t see my brother digging like he normally did that night. I walked out to his field. There was a hole. Darker and deeper than the one in the woods. I took some rope and a lantern and repelled down into the abyss. My rope just reached the bottom. I held the lantern over a bloody body that lay at the bottom. It was my brother. And he turned toward me with the same eyes of the beast.
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alleksi ONLINE (10/27/2015) [-] Maybe in that world a long time ago someone else did something similarly bad, and maybe that something came to haunt that someone later on. Maybe in that metaphorical world guilt takes physical form of a beast that lies in deep, dark holes.
>Man X is cursed by guilt Y
>guilt Y lives within a hole in a forest near the village
>Brother A and Brother B go in the forest to slay a beast
>They slay the beast (really just a wolf)
>Brother A kills Brother B dumps him into the hole of guilt Y, Y manifests into brother B
>Cursed brother B returns to haunt, maybe eventually even kill, Brother A
This is the only way I can make sense of it tall. In the comic the younger brother is evidently climbing into the hole in the forest, not the hole in the older brothers field. The older brother really getting lost in the woods and the beast taking the form of his brother doesn't explain why the older brother was digging the hole at nights after returning (other than maybe planning on killing the younger brother for being a dickhead, and burying him in there).
Really when you think about it, the story is creepy, but it's not told very well.
There's this saying that I like a lot which is along the lines of "mysterious storytelling is not a mystery story", that is, just because you make your story hard to interpret doesn't make it mysterious, it's just hard to follow. When even the explanation that the author apparently gave ( >>#31 ) doesn't fill in all the holes properly you know it's not a too well crafted story.
>Man X is cursed by guilt Y
>guilt Y lives within a hole in a forest near the village
>Brother A and Brother B go in the forest to slay a beast
>They slay the beast (really just a wolf)
>Brother A kills Brother B dumps him into the hole of guilt Y, Y manifests into brother B
>Cursed brother B returns to haunt, maybe eventually even kill, Brother A
This is the only way I can make sense of it tall. In the comic the younger brother is evidently climbing into the hole in the forest, not the hole in the older brothers field. The older brother really getting lost in the woods and the beast taking the form of his brother doesn't explain why the older brother was digging the hole at nights after returning (other than maybe planning on killing the younger brother for being a dickhead, and burying him in there).
Really when you think about it, the story is creepy, but it's not told very well.
There's this saying that I like a lot which is along the lines of "mysterious storytelling is not a mystery story", that is, just because you make your story hard to interpret doesn't make it mysterious, it's just hard to follow. When even the explanation that the author apparently gave ( >>#31 ) doesn't fill in all the holes properly you know it's not a too well crafted story.
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adviceweed (10/26/2015) [-] Well, he had it coming.
In bird culture, what he did is considered a 'dick move'.
In bird culture, what he did is considered a 'dick move'.
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bagguhsleep (10/27/2015) [-] don't bring up bird person right now
I'm still not emotionally ready
I'm still not emotionally ready
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tittylovin (10/26/2015) [-] One of the best serious comics ever made. A bit cliche, but it hits all the right notes.
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andyslayer (10/26/2015) [-] "After shooting his brother, and returning home he was treated differently. For once he got to experience what it was like to be treated like his brother. He was treated like a hero for shooting the beast and got his brothers wife, house, and animals. At first he slept well, but eventually he began to feel guilt. He hadn't earned any of these things and didn't deserve them. He was living his brothers life, not his own.
Something began to haunt his dreams and he began seeing visions of his brother. He is haunted by this double who wont look at him and can be seen digging a hole in the middle of the night. This could be his guilty conscience or a specter trying to get him to check on his brother in the hole. His brother survived the gun shot and the fall. Either the narrators guilty conscience or a specter convinced him to go back down and check on his brother. When he gets to the bottom, his brother is alive and finally looks at him. The story would end with him helping his brother out of the hole saving his life, and hopefully being forgiven.
I choose to believe that it was his guilty conscience that got him to go down the hole. He had taken over his brothers life, and being treated differently began to act like him. He didn't see a double of his brother walking out of the woods, he was actually seeing himself living his brothers life. He viewed himself from third person perspective and saw his brother. "
Something began to haunt his dreams and he began seeing visions of his brother. He is haunted by this double who wont look at him and can be seen digging a hole in the middle of the night. This could be his guilty conscience or a specter trying to get him to check on his brother in the hole. His brother survived the gun shot and the fall. Either the narrators guilty conscience or a specter convinced him to go back down and check on his brother. When he gets to the bottom, his brother is alive and finally looks at him. The story would end with him helping his brother out of the hole saving his life, and hopefully being forgiven.
I choose to believe that it was his guilty conscience that got him to go down the hole. He had taken over his brothers life, and being treated differently began to act like him. He didn't see a double of his brother walking out of the woods, he was actually seeing himself living his brothers life. He viewed himself from third person perspective and saw his brother. "
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andyslayer (10/26/2015) [-] noo. The younger brother killed the older one for sure, the hallucinations that the younger brother experiences are a direct result of great mental strain from guilt. TL;DR younger brother became who the older brother was and hated himself for it
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mcronq (10/27/2015) [-]
This style of interpretation has no feet.
It makes an enthralling tale into a mundane man vs self by using "it was all a dream" and a lot of hand waving.
The author clearly did not try to represent that vision of the story either. The murderous brother slept easily before his brother returns. He felt no remorse. The villagers see the brother, while condolences were given to the little brother after the lost brother returns everyone is happy again. They wouldn't have become happy after three days and begun treating the brother as his brother. The brother has clearly returned in this story.
It makes an enthralling tale into a mundane man vs self by using "it was all a dream" and a lot of hand waving.
The author clearly did not try to represent that vision of the story either. The murderous brother slept easily before his brother returns. He felt no remorse. The villagers see the brother, while condolences were given to the little brother after the lost brother returns everyone is happy again. They wouldn't have become happy after three days and begun treating the brother as his brother. The brother has clearly returned in this story.
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andyslayer (10/27/2015) [-] Your interpretation has feet, but your interpretation is a paraplegic who can't use em! Only kidding, PTSD takes time for some to start kicking in once you are comfortable in your home and not in a stressful combat zone where your mind has to make critical decisions every other minute. Once the mind relaxes (maybe not three days, dependent on individual) you start to decompress your actions and the actions of others in the past deployment. During the deployment phase (6-9 months) you are surrounded by your brothers who are constantly oorah this and yut kill that. And with good reason, you have to be in the kill or be killed mentality to make it through the war somewhat sane. But once you are back home, watching TV for hours on end, listening to music with a couple beers, etcetera, you have ALOT of downtime to think for yourself.
Source: NROTC Mid who has to take hours upon hours of classes (PME) where people from mental health clinics and specifically the VA come and talk to us about suicide, veteran health issues, etcetera.
Also for the mundane themes, there aren't too many themes out there, only twists of old ideas.
Source: NROTC Mid who has to take hours upon hours of classes (PME) where people from mental health clinics and specifically the VA come and talk to us about suicide, veteran health issues, etcetera.
Also for the mundane themes, there aren't too many themes out there, only twists of old ideas.
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thepink (10/27/2015) [-] This is probably my favorite story by Emily Carroll, after this one she wrote a few more and compiled them in her book "Through The Woods." All of them are unsettling and gorgeous in their own way.
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illegalartist (10/27/2015) [-] For an explanation I'll sum up what I've gathered from the comments.
The narrator and his brother get separated when they confront the beast, the narrator runs and hides. He later finds his brother, who claims to have been victorious over what was just a wolf. The man kills his brother out of jealousy and takes back the cloth as proof, but then his brother seemingly comes back to life from the forest.
The brother he killed is actually the beast, that disguised himself as his brother. That brother, which is the beast, he threw down the hole. The brother that came back is the real brother. When he goes to investigate the hole he discovers the beast, which is actually still alive. It's then assumed the beast harms him, which is a metaphor for guilt I guess.
Couple things dont make sense, number one why the real brother came back and started digging a hole. Number two, why he refused to make eye contact with the narrator. My own theory in regards to number two is that the narrator was so consumed by guilt that it was actually he who was afraid to make eye contact.
The narrator and his brother get separated when they confront the beast, the narrator runs and hides. He later finds his brother, who claims to have been victorious over what was just a wolf. The man kills his brother out of jealousy and takes back the cloth as proof, but then his brother seemingly comes back to life from the forest.
The brother he killed is actually the beast, that disguised himself as his brother. That brother, which is the beast, he threw down the hole. The brother that came back is the real brother. When he goes to investigate the hole he discovers the beast, which is actually still alive. It's then assumed the beast harms him, which is a metaphor for guilt I guess.
Couple things dont make sense, number one why the real brother came back and started digging a hole. Number two, why he refused to make eye contact with the narrator. My own theory in regards to number two is that the narrator was so consumed by guilt that it was actually he who was afraid to make eye contact.
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pistachioofdoom ONLINE (10/27/2015) [-] You REALLY need to read this one from the same author. www.emcarroll.com/comics/skin/
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anon (10/26/2015) [-]
A doppleganger!!!
ofr a noonwright!
Nothing a novice witcher cant handke
ofr a noonwright!
Nothing a novice witcher cant handke
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schmuxy ONLINE (10/26/2015) [-] I wanted to give it a try so here we are: vocaroo.com/i/s0zyffCfBMNb
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flaggerfighter (10/27/2015) [-]
good job. Only problem was the quality(which is likely out of your control at the moment)
