Room 7

The diary of an insomniac who dives into the dark web looking for what no one should ever find. And she found it

Tuesday, April 8th

Sahah: I'm starting this diary because my therapist says writing helps with insomnia

Sahah: I've been sleeping two hours a night for four months now

Sahah: My name is Sahah, I'm 27, I design book covers from my apartment

Sahah: I live alone, I don't go out, I don't see anyone

Sahah: At night, my heart rate won't drop below 90, and I end up reading weird stuff online

Sahah: Tonight I downloaded Tor

Sahah: Just curiosity, nothing more

Sahah: I wanted to see what's underneath the regular internet

Wednesday, April 9th

Sahah: Disappointing

Sahah: Mostly clunky drug shops and fake ID scams

Sahah: Conspiracy theory forums, show-off hackers, bad jokes

Sahah: I thought I'd find something messed up, but all I find is teenagers posing

Sahah: Still, I didn't close the tab

Friday, April 11th

Sahah: On some forum, someone asked about red rooms

Sahah: Those legendary live streams where someone gets tortured

Sahah: Viewers pay in crypto and vote on what happens

Sahah: Twenty replies said it's a myth, an urban legend, technically impossible

Sahah: One reply said: if you ask nicely, they'll show you

Sahah: That one got deleted within five minutes

Sahah: But the user who posted it DMed me privately

Saturday, April 12th

Sahah: We chatted for half an hour