After six weeks of waiting, the "Valemont" secret is finally out. In the words of Eric (warning: this is a pretty major SPOILER if you haven't been paying attention), "They're vampires, all of them. Vampires." It always seems to be vampires these days. Of course, the vampires at Valemont University "aren't your storybook vampires," star Kristin Hager, who plays Sophie, told Hollywood Crush a couple of weeks ago. "They're sort of like a new breed of vampires."

Just like "Twilight," "True Blood," and "The Vampire Diaries," the "Valemont" vamps have their own mythology, Kristin said. "They can be out in the sun; there's no turning to ash. They don't have to drink human blood. They do have to drink blood, but it doesn't have to be human blood. They don't all have fangs — if you drink human blood, you have fangs, and if you drink animal blood, you don't have fangs."

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By Kara Warner

Attention Vampire fanatics: For those looking to fill the void before "New Moon" opens, the next season of "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries" latest episode, check out "Vampire Taxonomy: Identifying and Interacting with the Modern-Day Bloodsucker," by Meredith Woerner. One part witty how-to interaction guide and two parts vampire glossary, this book is a humorous, yet authoritative look at pop culture's current fixation on all things fang-tastic.

"Taxonomy" begins with an overview of vampire origins, and then delves right into the gory detail of five definitive vampire types: Romantic (aka Edward Cullen, Bill Compton — see an illustration after the jump), Villainous (Count Orlok, Dracula), Tragic (Angel, Jasper Cullen), Halfies (Blade). We like the Tragic vamps best, in large part due to an adolescent crush on "Buffy" heartthrob Angel (it wasn't the same after he left!), and also because we are suckers for those tortured souls. Er, tortured soul-less? Ha. Who knew there were so many puns to be had in writing about vampires? Anyway, moving on...

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Sookie Stackhouse's telepathic abilities sure would come in handy to discern the fate of Bon Temps' residents in the third season of "True Blood." Unfortunately for us, mind reading isn't our forte, but we've got the next best thing. The people who pen the titillating series (creator Alan Ball, Elizabeth Finch, Kate Barnow, Brian Buckner, Nancy Oliver, Alexander Woo and Raelle Tucker) converged last night at a Paley Media Center panel in Beverly Hills and gladly spilled more than a few spoilers. We've combed through the scene reports to bring you the three juiciest, sexiest and tantalizing morsels, which we share below. (For more news from the event, check out "True Blood"'s official Twitter feed (@TrueBloodHBO) or True-Blood.net).

1. Alexander Skarsgård sans clothes

From the mouth of he who brings glorious visions to thine eyes (a.k.a Alan Ball): "Alexander Skarsgård appears without most of his clothes in the very first episode of season 3." There's really no further explanation needed here, right? I mean, whether it's strip Yahtzee or a half-naked highlight touch-up, I'm all eyes.

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There was no easing into last night's macabre festivities at Spike TV's Scream 2009 award show. Nope, my eyes were covered mere seconds into the telecast as a pair of creepy blonde twins ascended above the stage. Instead of engaging in a rousing game of hopscotch or Miss Mary Mack, the devilish duo put on a bone-chilling display of "Mindfreak" proportions, as one drew a knife to her throat apparently slashing it, while blood gushed instead from the artery of her sister. Shudder! Squeal! Hide! And that was just the beginning. There was an award for Most Memorable Mutilation Scene. Seriously.

Between disembowlments and decapitations, the sci-fi/fantasy/horror ceremony managed to hand out several spike statues, with the HBO series "True Blood" sucking up the most wins. The vampire brethren of "Twilight" along with "Star Trek" and "Transformers" also scored several awards. In addition to the many stars on hand, the audience was packed with vampire/zombie/ghost-clad audience members who looked as bloodthirsty as Count Dracula. I have a feeling some of their desires were quenched with the slew of World Premiere footage aired throughout the night from highly anticipated films like "New Moon," "Alice in Wonderland," and "Shutter Island," as well as a never-before-seen clip from "Star Trek."

As I continue to try to bleach my brain of last night's horrors, let's turn our attention to some of the best moments from the Spike ceremony.

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Normally, sun-fearing vampires wouldn't go near a bright, tropical beach. But for "True Blood" star Stephen Moyer, who plays gentlemanly vampire Bill Compton on the HBO series, the locale was a meaningful setting for his proposal to costar Anna Paquin earlier this year.

"There's a song Bill listens to in the car about a white sandy beach," Stephen told British Glamour magazine in its November issue, reports People . "So we decided to go away for a break — to a white sandy beach — and that's where it happened."

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By Nuzhat Naoreen

Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.

Actor Stephen Moyer was Spotted! chatting away on his cell phone today, outside a medical building in Beverly Hills. The "True Blood" star looked extra-dreamy in a striped shirt, faded jeans, brown belt and dark sunglasses. No official word on why he was at the doctor's office, but we're guessing it had something to do with the cane he was sporting during the taping of Saturday's Spike Scream Awards. Stephen, who won the Best Horror Actor Award, showed up on stage with the aid of a black cane — thanks to a torn meniscus. (Translation: knee injury).

So, what caused it? Perhaps a daring scene on set, or maybe a wild night of partying? Not quite. "I'd like to say it was some kind of thrusting, sexy injury, but it really isn't," Stephen confessed to Radar magazine in an interview earlier this month. The real cause behind the torn meniscus? "Rolling around with my kids," he said. Ok, granted that's not as exciting, but it is totally endearing.

Click on the photo above to get a closer look at the "True Blood" star and look below the jump for some "Hills" action.

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With less than a month until the release of "New Moon," we're starting to see more interviews with Robert Pattinson pop up around the media realm. USA Weekend magazine ran a brief interview with the Brit as part of their breakdown for the uninitiated (are there any left?!) of the new face of popular vampire culture. Most of the information they got out of Rob was stuff we already knew — he channeled James Dean for "Twilight," he's terrified of his fans — but it was fun hearing him say it again.

"Right at the beginning, everyone just called me Edward," he told USA. "I don't really mind either way. There's something about that character that, for some reason, has sparked an interest in massive degrees in so many different people.

"If you want to compete with your own character, you have to really fight. I don't know if I could be bothered to fight," he said with a laugh. "I just let it go by."

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FROM SPLASH PAGE: From Anna Paquin's history with "X-Men" to Stephen Moyer's upcoming turn in "Priest" — not to mention Alexander Skarsgård's near-miss with "Thor" — the cast of "True Blood" is starting to realize that as cool as vampires are, nothing beats the comic book scene.

Now, it appears that Ryan Kwanten — who plays the dim-witted Jason Stackhouse on the HBO vampire drama — is getting in on the action, as Moviehole reports that the Australian-born actor is shooting a superhero romantic comedy in Sydney titled "Griff the Invisible."

Continue reading "'True Blood' Star Ryan Kwanten To Go Superhero For 'Griff The Invisible'" at SplashPage.MTV.com.

It was a dark (though not so stormy) night yesterday in L.A. when hosts of creepy creatures collided for Spike TV's 2009 Scream Awards. Held at the Greek Theatre, the awards ceremony honored the best in sci-fi, fantasy, comics and horror. Though the show doesn't air until Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 10 p.m., we got to peek the fittingly dark fashions.

"New Moon" star Taylor Lautner was on hand to receive his Best Male Breakout Performance role for "Twilight," wearing what is quickly becoming his signature look — a black leather jacket, t-shirt and dark-wash jeans.

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We hate to say it, but we told you so. When we heard "True Blood" vampire Eric (the dreamy Alexander Skarsgård) had been nominated as Best Villain for Spike's 2009 Scream Awards, we gave him the edge over fellow vamp, "Twilight" tracker James (Cam Gigandet). Well, Alex not only bested Cam but beat out Eric Bana, Helena Bonham Carter, Lorna Raver and Liev Schreiber to take home the prize at last night's awards ceremony, which airs Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 10 p.m. on Spike TV.

Alex received his black spike trophy (how fitting) from "Straw Dogs" costar Kate Bosworth, giving the leggy blond a squeeze and a kiss on the cheek in front of the packed auditorium (more on that, including pics, after the jump). When the actor turned to speak into the mic, however, it was still positioned at Kate's height, leaving the tall Swede to squat in an oh-so silly manner to address the audience. A good sense of humor: one more reason we love this guy!

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