Love You to Death: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries

248 Pages·2010·14.56 MB·English

by  Crissy Calhoun

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You’ve gotten into my bloodstream
— Stateless (“Bloodstream”)

Contents
Introduction
xi
Writing Like Magic: The World of L.J. Smith
1
“High School Is a Horror Movie”: Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec Turn
The Vampire Diaries
5
From Fell’s Church to Mystic Falls
19
The Cast:
Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce)
26
Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore)
30
Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore)
34
Katerina Graham (Bonnie Bennett)
37
Candice Accola (Caroline Forbes)
40
Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy Gilbert)
43
Sara Canning (Jenna Sommers)
45
Zach Roerig (Matt Donovan)
48
Kayla Ewell (Vicki Donovan)
51
Michael Trevino (Tyler Lockwood)
53
Episode Guide: Season One
1.01 “Pilot”
55
1.02 “The Night of the Comet”
62
Dark Shadows
1.03 “Friday Night Bites”
69
Benjamin Ayres as Coach Tanner
1.04 “Family Ties”
76
Interview With the Vampire
Rob Pralgo as Mayor Lockwood and Susan Walters as Carol
Lockwood
1.05 “You’re Undead to Me”
83
Chris William Martin as Zach Salvatore
1.06 “Lost Girls”
88
The Lost Boys
1.07 “Haunted”
93
Paul M. Sommers, Director of Photography
1.08 “162 Candles”
99
1.09 “History Repeating”
104
Chris Johnson as Logan Fell
1.10 “The Turning Point”
110
Marguerite MacIntyre as Sheriff Forbes
1.11 “Bloodlines”
114
In Love with a Monster: Team Damon
1.12 “Unpleasantville”
121
Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman
1.13 “Children of the Damned”
128
James Remar as Giuseppe Salvatore
1.14 “Fool Me Once”
133
Jasmine Guy as Sheila Bennett
1.15 “A Few Good Men”
139
Music on The Vampire Diaries
1.16 “There Goes the Neighborhood”
145
Melinda Clarke as Kelly Donovan
1.17 “Let the Right One In”
149
Let the Right One In
Kelly Hu as Pearl
1.18 “Under Control”
155
Malese Jow as Anna
1.19 “Miss Mystic Falls”
161
David Anders as Uncle John Gilbert
1.20 “Blood Brothers”
166
Bianca Lawson as Emily Bennett
1.21 “Isobel”
171
The Shirtless Frequency Index
Mia Kirshner as Isobel Flemming
1.22 “Founder’s Day”
177
Teen Wolf
Marcos Siega, Director and Co-Executive Producer
Interview with the Vampire Fandom
189
Spirits Talk: Benjamin Ayres
197
On Set in Mystic Falls
200
Spirits Talk: Malese Jow
203
The Vampire Diaries Timeline
207
Sources
212
Acknowledgments
222