L.J. Smith, the author of The Vampire Diaries novels, died at 66 on March 8 in Walnut Creek, Calif. Her partner, Julie Divola, told The New York Times that Smith died in a hospital after struggling ...

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 ...

Anne Rice readers know that Raglan is an important figure in The Vampire Chronicles. He’s the titular character of the fourth book, The Tale of the Body Thief. He’s still working for the agency in ...

When a religious sister felt inspired to write a Catholic vampire trilogy, she knew the inspiration came from Jesus — but she did not know if the other sisters would think she was “crazy.” Vampire ...

Kelcie Mattson is a Senior Features author at Collider. Based in the Midwest, she also contributes Lists, reviews, and television recaps. A lifelong fan of niche sci-fi, epic fantasy, Final Girl ...

Before the AMC Anne Rice Immortal Universe, and even before the movies Interview with the Vampire and Queen of the Damned, the only non-book representation of Rice’s books came in comic book form. In ...

L.J. Smith, who wrote "The Vampire Diaries" novels, died on March 8 after a decade-long battle with a rare autoimmune disease, her partner Julie Divola and her sister Judy Clifford told The New York ...