True-Blood.net Makes USA Today

Earlier in the week, Mel and I were interviewed by Bill Keveney, from USA Today, about True Blood and the Sookie Stackhouse books. He also asked us our thoughts on the vampire craze, in general.

These are sanguine times for vampires.

The Twilight novels and movie are huge hits with young women, The Vampire Diaries is coming to CW, and the return of HBO’s True Blood (Sunday, 9 p.m. ET/PT) is eagerly awaited by rabid fans.

Buzz has been building for Blood. The show is based on Charlaine Harris’ nine-book series about vampires gingerly entering society after the discovery of synthetic blood eliminates the need — if not always the desire — to feed on humans. Season 2 roughly follows Harris’ second Sookie Stackhouse novel, Living Dead in Dallas.

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