Dear Vampire Diaries

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Before Sunset! If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Deanna & Brigid You can find out more about Deanna and her work at https://www.deannakoretsky.com/ This episode contains a conversation that touches on torture, abusive relationships, and racism. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max, NBC Peacock, and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Do Not Go Gentle! If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Anusha & Brigid Find Anusha at itsmeanusha on Instagram This episode contains a conversation that touches on torture, drug addiction, eugenics/genocide, and racism. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, We are back! Welcome to 2026. Thank you to our amazing listeners who wrote in. If you'd like to include you in a potential future mailbag too, let us know if we can read your email on the pod: [email protected] If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps If you'd like to learn more about the incredible Janelle Gray, visit www.janellegray.com.  Sincerely, Janelle & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on toxic relationships, gaslighting, the Confederacy, adoption, and complex parental/family issues. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Heart of Darkness! If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Janelle & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on torture. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to The Murder of One! Please excuse our audio issues. If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Brigid's mic had some issues on this one, it's not your earphones. Sorry for the intermittent clicking!  Sincerely, Christina & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on torture. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear listeners, Happy Holidaaaaays! Please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, DVD Cast -Credits- Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to an all-TVDU-spoiler-INCLUSIVE conversation with the incredible Dr. Kendra R. Parker! If you are doing a spoiler-free re-watch, come back and listen to this episode once you've consumed all eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries. You can find out more about Kendra's work at her website:  http://www.kendrarparker.com/ If you'd like to support the podcast's work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Brigid   Kendra R. Parker's website: http://www.kendrarparker.com/   PARKER, K. R. (2020). Black female vampires in African American women’s novels, 1977-2011: She bites back. LEXINGTON BOOKS.   PARKER, K. R. (2025) Understanding Octavia E. Butler. University of South Carolina Press.   Bishop, R.S. (1990). Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. Perspectives: Choosing and Using Books for the Classroom, vol. 6, no. 3, 1990, pp. ix-xi. https://scenicregional.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mirrors-Windows-and-Sliding-Glass-Doors.pdf    Jones, Charisse, and Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America (Harper Collins, 2003), 124.   Movies with Black Vampires Blacula  Scream, Blacula Scream Vampire in Brooklyn Vamp (with Grace Jones)  Vampires vs. The Bronx Blade   Movies Mentioned Ghost with Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore, and Patrick Swayze   Secondary SourcesMitchell, Koritha. “Identifying White Mediocrity and Know-Your-Place Aggression: a Form of Self-Care,” African American Review 51, no. 4 (January 1, 2018): 253. Thomas, Ebony Elizabeth. The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games, 116.    Johnson, K. Murry (2012). “A Slaves Tale.” Image of Emeralds and Chocolate. Johnson & Franklin, LLC.   Jackson, Monica (2004). “The Ultimate Diet.” Dark Thirst, edited by Angela C. Allen, Pocket Books, pp. 3-37.   Farmer, A. D. (2018). “Archiving While Black”. African American Intellectual Historical Society. https://www.aaihs.org/archiving-while-black/   Books/Stories Massey, Brandon. Dark Corner. Dark Corner Publishing, 2017. The Black Girl Survives in This One, edited by  Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell, Macmillan, 2024.   Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source material.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki ...

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Break On Through!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Brigid's mic had some issues on this one, it's not your earphones. Sorry for the intermittent clicking!  Sincerely, Gaby & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on predatory/grooming behavior, suicide, disordered eating, restraining orders, and sexual assault.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to 1912!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  For more about Janelle: https://janellegray.wixsite.com/janelle , https://janellegray.wixsite.com/allagrayarea and https://www.echoesofthestruggle.com/  Sincerely, Janelle & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on grooming, disordered eating, restraining orders, and sexual assault.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to All My Children!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  For more about Janelle: https://janellegray.wixsite.com/janelle , https://janellegray.wixsite.com/allagrayarea and https://www.echoesofthestruggle.com/  Citations for this episode:  Hudson, Dale M. Vampires, Race, and Transnational Hollywoods. Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press Ltd, 2018. Hughey, Matthew W. “Cinethetic Racism: White Redemption and Black Stereotypes in ‘Magical Negro’ Films.” Social Problems 56, no. 3 (2009): 543–77. https://doi.org/10.1525/sp.2009.56.3.543. Sincerely, Janelle & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on death of a parent, racism, and kidnapping.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod - 

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Dangerous Liaisons!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  To order Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, & Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials go to https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666926750/Black-Witches-and-Queer-Ghosts-Race-Gender-and-Sexual-Orientation-in-Teen-Supernatural-Serials   For more about Deanna:  www.deannakoretsky.com Sincerely, Deanna & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on incest, racism, and intimate partner abuse.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Bringing Out the Dead!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Christina & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on parental abandonment of a child, violence, and sexism. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to The Ties That Bind!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  To order Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, & Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials go to https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666926750/Black-Witches-and-Queer-Ghosts-Race-Gender-and-Sexual-Orientation-in-Teen-Supernatural-Serials   For more about Deanna:  www.deannakoretsky.com Anyiwo, U. Melissa (2016). "Beautifully Broken: True Blood's Tara Thornton as the Black Best Friend." In Gender in the Vampire Narrative, edited by Amanda Hobson and U. Melissa Anyiwo. Available at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-6300-714-6_7 Sincerely, Deanna & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on parental abandonment of a child, suicide, racism, and intimate partner abuse.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source. 

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Our Town!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Roslyn & Brigid This episode contains conversations about existential depression and suicidality. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to The New Deal!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Gaby & Brigid This episode contains conversations about beheading. We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Homecoming!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Bryan & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on a man escourting an unconscious woman out of a party, and abusive family dynamics.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Ordinary People!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  To pre-order Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, & Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials go to https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666926750/Black-Witches-and-Queer-Ghosts-Race-Gender-and-Sexual-Orientation-in-Teen-Supernatural-Serials    Koretsky, Deanna. 2023. "Mystic Falls in Covington, GA: Race, Gender, and Fandom in The Vampire Diaries Franchise." In The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/112274648/Mystic_Falls_in_Covington_Georgia_Gender_Race_and_Fandom_in_The_Vampire_Diaries_Franchise or https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-82301-6_69-1   Lampert-Weissig, Lisa. 2018. "Blood and Soil in The Vampire Diaries." Aeternum: The Journal of Contemporary Gothic Studies, vol. 5, no. 1. Available at: https://www.medievallit.org/course_materials/Lampert_publications/Lampert_blood_soil_vampires.pdf    Tuck, Eve and Yang, K. Wayne. 2012. "Decolonization is not a metaphor." Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, vol.1, no. 1. Available at: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/des/article/view/18630/15554      For more about Deanna:  www.deannakoretsky.com Sincerely, Deanna & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on racism, sexism, suicide, and homophobia.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usa...

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Ghost World!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Christina & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on grief and torture.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Carmilla!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  To pre-order Black Witches and Queer Ghosts: Race, Gender, & Sexual Orientation in Teen Supernatural Serials go to https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666926750/Black-Witches-and-Queer-Ghosts-Race-Gender-and-Sexual-Orientation-in-Teen-Supernatural-Serials    Le Fanu, J. S. (2022). Carmilla. Mumbai, GENERAL PRESS.   "Who or What is Matska in Carmilla?" by Valerie Guyant: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00144940.2014.928253   Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu and Soo Lee: https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3010-192/Carmilla-The-First-Vampire-TPB   There's also a free version of Carmilla that listeners can access easily: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10007/10007-h/10007-h.htm  For more about Deanna:  www.deannakoretsky.com Sincerely, Deanna & Brigid This episode contains conversations that touch on racism, sexism, suicide, and homophobia.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK<...

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to Smells Like Teen Spirit!  If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Anusha & Brigid This episode contains conversations around sexual assault, suicide, and grief.  We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear podcast listener, Welcome to The Reckoning! If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Christina & Brigid We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.    Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Disturbing Behavior. If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Kathleen & Brigid We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Statistics on queer conversion therapy in the United States:  https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053024/lgbtq-youth-in-us-attempted-suicide-conversion-therapy-experience/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org/conversion-therapy-report/ Resources for those threatened with or recovering from CT:  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/additional-resources/  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The End of the Affair. If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Gaby & Brigid We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Statistics on queer conversion therapy in the United States:  https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053024/lgbtq-youth-in-us-attempted-suicide-conversion-therapy-experience/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org/conversion-therapy-report/ Resources for those threatened with or recovering from CT:  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/guide/additional-resources/  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Hybrid. If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Mary Beth & Brigid We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Birthday. If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid Sensitive themes include: underage drug use/drinking, torture/violence We want safety for you.  If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear listeners, Happy Holidaaaaays! Please consider donating to our pod so we can keep going! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Sincerely, DVD Cast -Credits- Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

P.P.P.P.S. In memorium: we rank the memorability of the deaths of Season Two's characters. Obviously there are spoilers. Dearly beloved, you've been warned. Please support us by donating if you'd like, to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Write to us: [email protected]  Find us on Socials @dearvampdiaries All the ooey gooey love, DVD Cast Editing by Brigid Music recorded & played by Patrick Hornig, written by Frédéric Chopin.

P.P.P.S. Let us regale you (and sometimes serenade you) with the songs of Season Two. All credit to the artists in this playlist (and on the Vampire Diaries CD that Brigid plays in her car all the live long day):  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0burjlyfu9le6EEnA5N84b?si=076cee1ed6b44a57  Please support us by donating if you'd like, to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Write to us: [email protected]  Find us on Socials @dearvampdiaries All the ooey gooey love, DVD Cast Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki

Dear podcast listeners, We're baaaaaaaaaack, but not in a creepy Poltergeist way. More in a Katherine Peirce being badass way. We have changes to the show: we are going bi-weekly for our release schedule, and we will be getting back to wrapping Season 2 in December, starting Season 3 rewatch in January!  We made the top 10 list of Vampire Diaries podcasts from Feedspot (check it out): https://podcasts.feedspot.com/the_vampire_dairies_podcasts/  Please support us continuing by donating if you'd like, to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps  Write to us: [email protected]  Find us on Socials at dearvampdiaries All the ooey gooey love, DVD Cast Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki

In solidarity with SAGAFTRA and WGA, this podcast is on strike until AMPTP comes to its senses.  Sincerely, DVD Cast

P.P.S. We ranked the town events of Mystic Falls from Season 2.  Sincerely,  Bryan & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki

P.S. We tallied up the takes and stakes of season two.  Sincerely,  Mary Beth & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] -Donate to the pod at -  www.buymeacoffee.com/dearvamps Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener, You are invited to the next big Mystic Falls town event, ahem oops (force of habit), I mean, a play that Brigid is acting in in Los Angeles, CA in June 2023 - possibly July 2023. The information for tickets are here:  https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/9826  Hope to see you there!  Sincerely, Brigid Follow us:  @itsmeanusha (Anusha on instagram for DVD polls) @dearvampdiaries on Twitter & Instagram Write to us:  [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to As I Lay Dying!  Join us for the season finale and find out what in the world it could be after that last episode! Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki Sensitive themes in this episode include suicide, grief, & loss.  We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Sun Also Rises!  Brigid is alone to regale you with this one.... OR IS SHE???  Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki Sensitive themes in this episode include choosing whether to live or die, grief & loss.  We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Last Day!  Ready to get bummed? Oh boy. At least we have a silver-lining Salvatore. Which one you ask? We think it should be obvious.  Sincerely, Brigid & Anusha Sensitive themes in this episode include violations of consent and abusive relationships. We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Klaus!  Join us as we meet our long-awaited big bad hairdo, salivate over Elijah once again, and demand better from Damon.  Sincerely, Brigid & Mary Beth Sensitive themes in this episode include abusive relationships. We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Last Dance!  Got your painted bus, your obsession over background actors in tie dye shirts, and your lava lamp?! Let's dance the night away. Sincerely, Brigid & Bryan We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Know Thy Enemy!  Join us as Mary Beth feuds with herself, Brigid drools over Nina Dobrev, and we put "find cool soap dish" on our to-do list. Sincerely, Brigid & Mary Beth Sensitive themes include: suicide, kidnapping We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The House Guest!  Join us as we sort through extra-complicated feelings as the body count increases in Mystic Falls...  Sincerely, Brigid & Anusha - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected] Anusha on Instagram (spoiler alert for future seasons of TVD) @itsmeanusha Sensitive themes include: gaslighting, roofie-ing someone against their will, violent racism We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Mental health resources for BIPOC: https://beam.community/  https://www.melaninandmentalhealth.com/directory-therapists/  BlackLine Hotline This resource is divested from the police. BlackLine provides a space for peer support, counseling, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences to folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black femme lens. 1-800-604-5841 Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html    United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener, APRIL FOOLS!!!! We have a special bonus episode for you! It’s a throwback to Brigid's third grade budding love of vampires... And perhaps Stefan's love of bunnies... Sincerely, Brigid & Grace   -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song! All quotes taken from: How, James. (1979). Bunnicula, A Rabbit Tale of Mystery. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki and Grace Special thank you to Alan Daniel (who illustrated the Bunnicula image) - see cover of Bunnicula Strikes Again!

Dear listeners, In answer to our bonus ep about episode 13 of Season 2, we sat down to discuss our findings from the Twitter & Instagram polls. To respond to our discussion:  Twitter: @dearvampdiaries Instagram: @dearvampdiaries or @itsmeanusha or email us long-form at: [email protected] Sincerely, Brigid & Anusha

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Dinner Party! You know that old question "If you could invite anyone to dinner, alive or dead, which Elijah would you choose?" We'd gladly have him over no matter his dagger-status.  Sincerely, Brigid, Mary Beth, & Anusha - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected] Anusha on Instagram (spoiler alert for future seasons of TVD) @itsmeanusha Sensitive themes include: gaslighting, roofie-ing someone against their will, self-harm and suicide, abusive relationship dynamics We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Crying Wolf! The only thing we're crying about is how Caroline lost her phone for this whole. episode. And when Matt will bring the condiments over to our table.  Sincerely, Brigid, Bryan, & Anusha - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected] Anusha on Instagram (spoiler alert for future seasons of TVD) @itsmeanusha Sensitive themes include: torture, roofie-ing someone against their will, abusive relationship dynamics We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki

Dear listeners, Does Elena have "Daddy Issues" as the title of episode 13 of Season 2 implies? To respond go to:  Twitter: @dearvampdiaries Instagram: @dearvampdiaries or @itsmeanusha or email us long-form at: [email protected] Sincerely, Brigid & Anusha

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Daddy Issues! Ew is that seriously this episode's name?! It's almost as gross as John himself.  Sincerely, Brigid, Mary Beth, & Anusha - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected] Anusha on Instagram (spoiler alert for future seasons of TVD) @itsmeanusha Sensitive themes include: torture, abusive relationship dynamics We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki  

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Descent! Happy New Year! Ready to get bummed? It's a long day's journey into night in this one... but undoubtedly one of the most beautiful episodes of The Vampire Diaries yet.  Sincerely, Brigid, Mary Beth, & Anusha Find Anusha on Instagram (spoiler alert for future seasons of TVD): @itsmeanusha Sensitive themes include: existential crises, grief & caretaking of a sick loved one We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html    -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear listeners, We will be returning for the rest of Season 2 on January 27th. In the meantime, please enjoy this embarrassing Christmas diddy.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  Sincerely, the Dear Vampire Diaries Cast -Credits- Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]

Dear listeners, Please welcome Anusha to our pod fam! With a background in international human rights law and super TVD fandom, Anusha lends an eloquent, intelligent voice to our deeper discussions of the themes of the Vampire Diaries. She also conducts polls (spoiler alert for those who haven't seen the whole series!) on her instagram: @itsmeanusha This episode, however, is spoiler-free to where we're currently at in Season 2.  We welcome a new recurring segment in this introduction and interview with Anusha, as well as explore how she started watching TVD, and why it stands out from other vampire media. We hope you enjoy! We certainly had a blast!  Sincerely, Dear Vampire Diaries cast

Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to By The Light of the Moon!  If only this episode was as romantic as it sounds... Join us as we cringe about Tyler's journey and Damon and Alaric's choices in this ep. Sincerely, Brigid & Christina Sensitive themes include: drugging/poisoning someone's drink against their consent, grooming, unwanted advances We want safety for you. Sending you much care <3 If you need help please consider the resources below and take care.  Suicide prevention resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html  Info on grooming: https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs  https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/home/what-is-exploitation/grooming/  https://caage.org/help-for-victims-of-adult-grooming/ https://womenagainstcrime.com/how-to-identify-grooming-and-what-to-do-if-you-see-it/  United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concerned your internet usage might be monitored, call us at 800.799.SAFE (7233)” Canada: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html  UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/  https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/#section-1  -Credits- Music by Patrick Hornig Thank you to HBO Max and the CW for our source.  Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki - Follow the pod -  @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram  Email us at [email protected]