The Scariest Halloween Monsters and Their Origin Stories
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The Scariest Halloween Monsters and Their Origin Stories

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Get lost in a vortex of weird and wonderful stories from Ripley's!

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Check out trending stories and discover that truth is always stranger than fiction!

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Get lost in a vortex of weird and wonderful stories! Ripley’s twenty-first edition annual book is full of all-new, all-true stories from around the world.

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Ripley's Daily Cartoon

Ripley's has been presenting the incredible and the unusual in illustrated form since 1918. Believe It or Not!, it is the longest running syndicated cartoon in history!

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

October 30, 2024

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Ripley's Cartoon of the Day

Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!