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The creepiest and most bizarre stories told by people who explored the internet's hidden websites

Jun 30, 2015, 21:16 IST

Someone on Reddit recently asked the simple question "What's your deep web story?"

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In other words, the Redditor was asking people to share any weird experiences they had encountered while using anonymous web services like Tor to access secret websites.

Services like Tor have been around for years, letting people hide obfuscate their IP address to make it harder to be tracked.

They also provide access to a slew of websites known as the Dark Web, which can only be accessed through services like Tor. Silk Road is the prototypical example of a Dark Web site. Though it has now closed with its famous founder now in prison, new online black markets have surfaced to take its place.

But here's a look at some of the bizarre and creepy things you can stumble on when accessing the dark underbellies of the web, as told by the people who actually experienced them.

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