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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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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:

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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

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

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com 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: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com 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: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com 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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com 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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -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: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com

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 dearvampdiaries@gmail.com