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 ...

More than eight years after The Vampire Diaries ended its eight-season run, the reason why fan-favorite characters Klaus and Caroline did not end up together has finally been revealed. As recounted in ...

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 ...

Isabella Soares is a Senior Writer for Collider, as well as a Cherry Picks-approved critic. A film and TV enthusiast from an early age, Isabella used to write reviews in her journal growing up, which ...

Author L.J. Smith, who created the “Vampire Diaries” book series that inspired the CW drama of the same name and contributed to pop culture’s obsession with vampires, has died. Smith died March 8 in a ...

L.J. Smith, the writer of “The Vampire Diaries” books that were adapted into a television series on The CW, died March 8 at the age of 66. Smith’s partner, Julie Divola, and sister, Judy Clifford, ...