Few people know that The Vampire Diaries is adapted from a series of books by L.J. Smith. This is because much of the show features original storylines different from the book and distinct characters.

Whether they had too little screen time, didn’t seem all that important at first, or got killed off before they could win over the audience, The Vampire Diaries had plenty of characters who played key ...

The Vampire Diaries almost looked very different. In Entertainment Weekly editor Samantha Highfill’s new book, I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries, the team behind The CW ...

One of the characters who went through the most in The Vampire Diaries was Bonnie (Kat Graham), and that’s undeniable. Naturally, her ending had to be calm and well-deserved – and it was. After losing ...

LJ Smith: an unfavourable early contract meant she reaped little reward from her series’ television success - Julie Divola ​L J Smith, who has died aged 66, was the author of The ...