by Cassie Title
When I saw last night’s episode title, the loaded phrase "Heart of Darkness," I thought to myself: Self, is this episode going to be Conrad-esque? Novella-esque? Colonizing Africa-esque? And, of course, it was none of the above. The title merely referred to the darkness that exists in all of us, especially Alaric (whose alter-ego, if you remember, hid that white oak stake in an undisclosed location), and maybe Damon, who had an enlightening conversation with Elena about why he doesn’t always want to show people the good in him (because then people expect too much!), and also Stefan, who had to tap into his dark side to reach Alaric’s dark side, and I guess really everyone, because we could just keep discussing every character’s dark side, but I’d really rather get down to business. Or pleasure. I love how writing these is both!
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by Jessica Marshall
by John Mitchell
What's the only thing better than a brand new, just-announced series from two of our favorite authors? Um, nothing! Oh—that is, unless said series comes with some serious buzz attached and a full-blown movie deal already on the table...you know, kind of like what's happened with the shiny new venture by literary heavyweights Cassandra Clare and Holly Black. 
We've been crushing hard on the first book in Julie Kagawa's upcoming "Blood of Eden" series ever since we first revealed the creepy-sexy cover back in December—and the good news for this dystopian vampire drama just keeps getting better! The trilogy of titles kicks off with "The Immortal Rules" next week, but Palomar Pictures didn't wait around for the official release date; the movie studio has snapped up rights to the whole entire thing, with much excitement on the part of principal Joni Sighvatsson (also known as the producer behind "Killer Elite").
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