Table of Contents

Table of Contents:Tell Me, Truebie ixImmortal Love: The Lingering Appeal of Vampires Throughout the Entertainment Ages 1Fangtastic Folkloric Facts About Vampires 4Bats, Vampires, & Dracula by Elizabeth Miller 10The Vampire Touch: Suave Seducer or Sexual Predator? 15Charlaine Harris: The Woman Behind the Heroine, Sookie Stackhouse 21Nothing Is Certain but Death and Sex: Alan Ball's Creative Process 31Main Cast Biographies Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse) 38Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton) 42Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte) 45Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse) 48Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton) 51Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds) 54Alexander Skarsgard (Eric Northman) 58Michelle Forbes (Maryann Forrester) 63The Pleasure and Pain of Alternative Lifestyles 67Vampire Crib Sheet 72Viral Vampires: HBO's Contagious Promos 77The Pop Culture Politics of True Blood: From Chaos to Repair and Mainstreaming Vampires as an LGBT Metaphor 83Being Bad Never Felt So Good: True Blood's Opening Credits 89Season 1: September-November 2008 971.01 Strange Love 971.02 The First Taste 1021.03 Mine 1061.04 Escape from Dragon House 1091.05 Sparks Fly Out 113The Times of Bill Compton 1141.06 Cold Ground 119Tribute: Todd Lowe (Terry Bellefleur) 1231.07 Burning House of Love 124Tribute: Adina Porter (Lettie Mae Thornton) 1271.08 The Fourth Man in the Fire 128Tribute: Carrie Preston (Arlene Fowler) 1311.09 Plaisir D'Amour 132Tribute: Chris Bauer (Detective Andy Bellefleur) 1331.10 I Don't Wanna Know 1351.11 To Love Is to Bury 139Tribute: Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby) 1411.12 You'll Be the Death of Me 143Tribute: Michael Raymond-James (Rene Lenier) 147An Exclusive Interview with True Blood's Kristin Bauer (Pam Ravenscroft) 149Online Fandom: The Internet and Beyond 157Season 2: June-September 2009 1702.01 Nothing But the Blood 1702.02 Keep This Party Going 1742.03 Scratches 178Tribute: Kristin Bauer (Pam Ravenscroft) 180Tribute: Jim Parrack (Hoyt Fortenberry) 1832.04 Shake and Fingerpop 185Tribute: Anna Camp (Sarah Newlin) 1872.05 Never Let Me Go 1882.06 Hard-Hearted Hannah 193Tribute: Mehcad Brooks (Benedict "Eggs" Talley) 1962.07 Release Me 1972.08 Timebomb 2012.09 I Will Rise Up 204Tribute: Allan Hyde (Godric) 205Tribute: Ashley Jones (Daphne Landry) 2082.10 New World in My View 209Tribute: Valerie Cruz (Isabel Beaumont) 2112.11 Frenzy 213"Maxine Fortenberry's Broiled Cheese and Chips Sandwich" 2182.12 Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 219Tribute: Dale Raoul (Maxine Fortenberry) 223An Exclusive Interview with True Blood's Patricia Bethune (Jane Bodehouse) 227True Blood on Twitter: The Roleplayers 231Tweeting with @VampireBill 234Tweeting with @AndyBellefleur 239In Conversation with Screenwriter Karen Walton 241Written in Blood: Talking to Author Kevin Jackson (Bite: A Vampire's Handbook) 245Interview with a Sympathizer 253Sources 265Acknowledgments 271

About the Author

Patricia Barnes-Svarney has been a science writer for more than 20 years, has a master's degree in geography/geomorphology, and has worked professionally as an oceanographer. She is the author or coauthor of more than 30 books, including the award-winning "New York Public Library Science Desk Reference." Thomas E. Svarney is a scientist, a naturalist, and an artist. They are the coauthors of "The Handy Geology Answer Book," "The""Handy Math Answer Book," and "The Handy Ocean Answer""Book." He is the author of "Skies of Fury: Weather Weirdness around the World" and" The Oryx Guide to Natural History." They live in Endicott, New York.

Reviews

"[A]imed at informing young adults about an important area of science. Simply and accurately written, it presents material in an easy-to-use and readable format. The title promises handy answers and it delivers them."— American Reference Books

"[H]ere are the answers in a text that will be accessible to advanced readers or parents of younger children. Readers will appreciate the book's thorough index, as well as the topic-specific and audience-specific lists of books it provides. For the true dinosaur aficionados, guidance is given about paleontology as a career path. This is an exceptional resource on an engaging topic."— Children's Literature

"Succinct, well-researched answers, photos and a Further Resource section make this exactly what it says, 'a smart reference.'"— Dig: The Archaeology Magazine for Kids

"This collection of questions and answers about dinosaurs lends itself to finding specific information in short sections. It will fascinate and motivate readers. An excellent source of fundamental knowledge about an interesting subject."— National Science Teachers Association

"[D]inophiles willing to sift through the text armed with said dictionary will find a lot to satisfy them .... Many small photographs and computer-generated images and some reproductions are scattered throughout, as are information boxes expounding on more common questions. A serious, often scholarly examination of a fascinating topic."— School Library Journal

"The student who simply cannot find enough information about dinosaurs will be delighted with this book that has an amazing wealth of information about dinosaurs. It is really a comprehensive study of dinosaurs, even if the format is asking simple questions. The colorful illustrations and lively text provide great browsing for students interested in dinosaurs."— Voya Reviews

"Excellently-designed. The style is always clear, somewhat condensed, and, fortunately, not oversimplified. A helpful and enjoyable gift to all amateurs and undergraduate students, who are interested in dinosaurs."— Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie

"This is a good book for the general reader and for public libraries."— American Association for the Advancement of Science