Episode 186: Paranoia.com, the Darkest Corner of the Internet

SKIP TO 00:11:00 TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S STORY! In 1995, Paranoia.com was a website dedicated to protecting free speech. Among the usual suspects were political leaning government conspiracy pages, pages dedicated to educating visitors about the use of illegal drugs, and anti-censorship arguments; However, the site also featured a dark underbelly of alternative beliefs like cannibalism, terrorism, pedophilia, and human trafficking. In today’s episode, Nat brings Aly all the way back to 1995 to explore the darkest corner of the internet! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - INTRO 00:09:00 - APOSTROPHE AD 00:11:00 - STORY BEGINS: PARANOIA.COM 00:19:12 - BETTER HELP AD 00:20:49 - THE JOLLY ROGER COOKBOOK 00:30:32 - A MESSAGE FOR WEBSURFERS UNDER 18 00:38:40 - THE WORLD SEX GUIDE 00:50:22 - THE CHURCH OF EUTHANASIA 01:20:43 - THE CONSPIRACY ANGLE 01:25:40 - DONOR SHOUTOUTS THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below! APOSTROPHE - To get started, go to Apostrophe.com/LETSGETHAUNTED and click “Get Started”, then use our code LETSGETHAUNTED at sign up and you will get your first visit for only $5.00! BETTER HELP - This episode of Let’s Get Haunted is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/GETHAUNTED and get 10% off your first month. Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: LetsGetHauntedPod@gmail.com —— SOURCES [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetMysteries/comments/lt541m/paranoiacom_a_controversialkind_of_ilegal_web_in/?rdt=60252 [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngiq4T1GApM (Nexpo YT video) [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Euthanasia [4] https://web.archive.org/web/19961222132340/http://www.paranoia.com/ [5] https://web.archive.org/web/19961226145331/http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/coe/e-sermons/butcher.html [6] https://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/catalog/stpky.html VIDEOS [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYeVEIq2SSE BACKGROUND MUSIC [1] Free Horror Ambience (Dark Project) [2] 90's Industrial Metal Cyberpunk - Broken // Royalty Free No Copyright Music [3] 90's Industrial Metal Cyberpunk - Broken // Royalty Free No Copyright Music [4] LGH Creepy Doll Mix & LGH Dark Piano Mix by Michael Byrnes [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6UU2FyLHiw KEYWORDS: Horror, scary, storytelling, paranoia.com, paranoia, jolly roger cookbook, world sex guide, internet decency act, conspiracy, urban legend, conspiracy theory, reddit, 4chan, TikTok, Tumblr, spooky, paranormal, supernatural, alien, UFO, UAP, CIA, FBI, New World Order, government coverup, Whistleblower, OKC, Oklahoma City Bombing, Columbine, censorship, internet mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices