Ranju Hazarika can be recognized as the undisputable and pioneer of Horror Fiction writers in Assamese literature. Each of these novels and novellas created an enduring icon of horror seen in modern re-imaginings on the stage and screen. Influential works and characters that continue resonating with film and cinema today saw their genesis in such works as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), the works of Edgar Allan Poe, the works of Sheridan Le Fanu, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897). The Gothic tradition blossomed into the genre called the horror literature in the 19th century. Dhrubajyoti Bora to remark that there isn’t any household left today in the entire nook and corner of Assam that doesn’t possess a copy of his work. His truly unique and astonishing output even prompted Sahitya Akademi Award winner and President of Asam Sahitya Sabha Dr. Hazarika has been attracting readers with his suspenseful literature on the pages of his popular magazines like Bismoi, Rahashya among others for the last four decades. Started from the thriller novel ‘ Bahurupi’, he has over 750 published books ranging from detective, thriller, science fiction, children’s literature, comedy, horror stories to mysteries and social romance, are nearly all best sellers.

The very prolific Ranju Hazarika can be regarded as one of the beloved authors of the very popular suspense genre, has been terrifying and delighting generations of readers with his work.

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