L. J. Smith (author)
Three trilogies followed: "The Secret Circle" (1992), "The Forbidden Game" (1994) and "Dark Visions" (1995). The first installment of "Night World" series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years. 
In 1998, Smith began a decade-long hiatus from writing, returning in 2008 with a new website and a series of new short stories. "The Vampire Diaries" series was reissued in 2007, followed by reprintings of "The Secret Circle" trilogy and "Night World" series in 2008–2009. "The Night of the Solstice" and "Heart of Valor" were also reissued in 2008. Three new "Vampire Diaries" installments were published in 2009 and 2010. The series was later adapted into a TV series ("The Vampire Diaries") in 2009, as well as "The Secret Circle", which became a TV series of the same name in 2011.
Vampire films
From 2001 onward vampire web series became popular around the world. One of the first web series was the 2001 series "The Hunted". It is about a group of vampire slayers who have been bitten by vampires (but not yet turned into vampires) and try to fight the bloodsucking vampires. "The Hunted" was followed by "" (2007) and "" (2008) who were based on the films "30 Days of Night" and "". In 2009 the MTV online series "Valemont" follows Maggie Gracen, who decides to infiltrate Valemont University, because her brother Eric has vanished. She soon finds out that the University is full of vampires. The 2009 web series "I Heart Vampires" focuses on two teenage vampire fans, who find out that vampires are more than real. In 2011 the "Being Human" spin-off "Becoming Human" was released online. It is about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who go to a school together and try to solve a murder. The 2014 vampire series "Carmilla" tells the story of the vampire Carmilla Karnstein, who visits the university and falls in love with a human girl.