: With the advent of the internet, these stories migrated to blogs and PDF sharing sites like Scribd . Platforms now offer a continuous stream of "new" content, often written by anonymous contributors.

: Traditionally, these were small, cheaply printed booklets sold at newsstands. They often featured sensationalist covers and served as a clandestine form of adult entertainment in Kerala.

In Kerala's conservative society, this genre occupies a unique space. While widely read, it remains a "taboo" subject in public discourse.