Avasanathe Vayanakkaran

Some stories are not meant to be read. They are meant to be experienced... at a cost.Alex, a cynical senior editor at ScriptLeaf Publishers, thought he had seen it all. But when he opens a mysterious email from the octogenarian priest, Fr. Zachariah Vattakunnel, he discovers a manuscript that defies explanation: Palakkal Tharavadu: An Exorcist's Testimony.It begins as a gripping memoir of a priest's final battle against an ancient, cunning demon that feeds on unjust wealth and hidden corruption. But as Alex turns the pages, the line between fiction and reality dissolves. The chill from the Palakkal mansion seeps into his modern apartment. The demon's whispers echo in his empty room.Do you have a secret you are hiding? Because the Last Reader isn't just Alex. It's you.The Last Reader is an experimental theological horror novel in Malayalam that challenges the safety of the reader. It asks one terrifying question: If the devil walked out of these pages right now, would he find a rightful claim to your soul?