Adapted from L.J. Smith's young adult series, The Vampire Diaries takes a decidedly different tactic from its predecessor.

The pilot episode of The Vampire Diaries depicted a lethal version of Damon Salvatore. Stefan's older brother was able to ...

Author LJ Smith, whose best-selling Vampire Diaries novels were turned into a ... a "deliciously pulpy supernatural soap opera", the TV version was part of a craze for vampire stories that also ...

Smith wrote seven books on the series in the 1990s, and the remaining six were ghostwritten, but she went on to publish fan fiction based on her version of the story. The Vampire Diaries premiered ...