


“He was fascinated by mystery and crime stories. Two decades later, and two years after the passing of his famous grandfather, Rayan is republishing five Dracula novels written by Kottayam Pushpanath - Draculayude Nizhal, Draculayude Anki, Dracula Unarunnu, Draculayude Makal, and Dracula Asiayil. Pushpanath wrote about 20 Dracula novels, at first a translation, and then fascinated by the vampire that woke up in the night, he wrote his own stories featuring the Count of Romania, taking him to different continents. But he has had sleepless nights reading it, a horror novel called Dracula Kotta (Castle of Dracula), featuring the same vampire character created by Irish writer Bram Stoker in the 19 th century.

Rayan did once manage to sneak a book out with his cousins, as kids do.
