If you are a True Blood fan but can’t wait until the next season starts to get more of the characters, you should check out the brand new True Blood Volume 1: All Together Now by IDW Publishing. The hardcover graphic novel is 160 pages of text and realistic illustrations. The story is co-plotted by True Blood series creator Alan Ball.

Here’s part of the product description from Amazon: “Blood and sex mix on a hot rainy night at Merlotte’s, when Sookie and her friends are trapped by a vengeful spirit who feeds on shame. People die and dirty secrets are revealed as Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam, Tara, Jason, and Lafayette and are all coerced to dig deep and tell painful memories from their past – those things we all have locked within us that we never tell another living soul! Bon Temps, Louisiana has never been stranger, or more twisted…”

Pick it up at bookstores or order it from Amazon with free Super Saver or Prime shipping.

Fans of True Blood are looking for copies of Sookie Stackhouse’s engagement ring, and we found a great replica at Emitations! It would be a terrific addition to a Sookie Halloween Costume.

Sookie Stackhouse Engagement Ring

Inspired by True Blood: Sookie’s Engagement

“Our Inspired by True Blood: Sookie’s Engagement Ring gives you a taste of Sookie’s style! Spoiler alert – Bill proposes to Sookie Stackhouse in the second season… He gives her a classic gold engagement ring with a round cut diamond center stone. Our gold plated ring has a similar 2 carat faux diamond, and the same traditional baguette cut sidestones. This on-screen romance inspired a real life relationship between stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer… Wearing this faux version of their ring might just bring you relationship luck too!”

We’ve also found a great Emitations coupon for you as well. It’s listed below and if you want to use it, you can just use the code on the banner or click on it and do a search for “Sookie” on their site.

PLEASE NOTE: This jewelry is not manufactured, distributed, endorsed, or authorized by True Blood, Alan Ball, Udi Behr, Charlaine Harris, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, or HBO. These products are not the officially licensed/trademarked items.

Sookie Stackhouse from True Blood is going to be one of the hottest costumes this Halloween! The easiest way to dress up like Sookie is to start with the “Inspired by Sookie” set from the HBO Store:

The Sookie set features a Merlotte’s Bar and Grill logo shirt and apron just like the ones that Sookie wears in the television show. You can buy it in size small through 3X-Plus. Pair it with a pair of short black shorts and wear your hair up in a blond ponytail. You can also buy the Merlotte’s Logo t-shirt separately. According to HBO, Sookie also wears black Nike tennis shoes like these:

These are Nike Sweet Classic Canvas shoes in Black and White. It is getting hard to find the exact ones in canvas with the white laces but Zappos has a couple like them online right now. (White laces but no Swoosh or black laces with a grey Swoosh)

If your hair isn’t blonde or isn’t long enough, you’ll need a wig. This one is from BuyCostumes.com and would work pretty well because Sookie’s blonde hair is a big part of her whole look:

Adult blonde wig from BuyCostumes.com (sells for less than $17)

Here’s a Wrap Around Pony available at Vogue Wigs that would also work. It’s the perfect length to get the look of Sookie’s hair. You can either get one in your own color to make it match your hair or go with the lighter blonde version to make it look just like hers.

If you want to go a little bit further, you could add a couple of vampire bites to your neck. Try using a red marker for a free option. If you want something that will stick on with a little bit of dimension, here are a couple of vampire bite tattoos that you can get from Celebrate Express pretty cheap:


Vampire Bite


Vampire Bite Tattoos

You could actually use the bloody bite mark on your neck and the tattoos in other places like your inner thigh or wrists. I’m pretty sure that Sookie had vampire bites on both (as well as many other places!).

One last thing that you can use to make your Sookie Stackhouse Costume more realistic would be to get some accessories such as a couple of these Merlotte’s pint glasses to carry on a tray or even a couple of bottles of Tru Blood. they are all available from the HBO Store Online:

Tru Blood Beverage – 4 Pack


True Blood Beverage Logo Pint

One last touch would be to add the Sookie Stackhouse Engagement ring!

What are your ideas for a Sookie Stackhouse Halloween Costume? Do you plan on dressing up? Will you be bringing Eric, Alcide, or Bill with you as your date?

If you just can’t get enough of Sookie and True Blood and need a little more, you can get True Blood products at the HBO Store. Even better, they are now on sale (20% off) to celebrate True Blood being an official sponsor of Comic-Con 2010. Here are a few of the products you can get:

Tru Blood Beverage – 4 Pack

True Blood Beverage Logo Pint

True Blood Women’s Fitted Fangtasia Life Begins at Night T-Shirt – Black

From now through August 15, use code CCON20 to take 20% off True Blood merchandise at the HBO Store.

If you just can’t get enough of Sookie between the novels, True Blood television show, and comic books, you are in for a treat. Charlaine Harris is writing a Sookie Stackhouse Companion. The Companion will be a hard cover novel that includes a new Sookie Stackhouse novella, an interview with Alan Ball, a Q&A with Charlaine Harris, and more.

The release date is not until February 1, 2011, but you can already pre-order it at Amazon for the best price!

If you can’t get enough of Sookie Stackhouse from the books True Blood television show, you will soon be able to get comic books as well. IDW Publishing is releasing True Blood Comics in volumes. Here’s what TFAW.com has to say about it:

Alan Ball’s hit HBO series, the sensually sizzling story of the lives and loves of vampires, mind readers, and all manner of creature, comes to IDW!

Blood and sex mix on a hot rainy night at Merlotte’s, when Sookie and her friends are trapped by a vengeful spirit who feeds on shame.

People die and dirty secrets are revealed as Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam, Tara, Jason, and Lafayette are all coerced to dig deep and tell painful memories from their past-those things we all have locked within us that we never tell another living soul!

Bon Temps, Louisiana has never been stranger, or more twisted, in a story co-plotted by True Blood series creator Alan Ball, with a script by David Tischman (Bite Club) and Mariah Huehner, and lush art by David Messina (Star Trek: Countdown).

Bonus inside every issue: an exclusive pullout gatefold poster by David Messina! This issue features 4 different regular covers which will be shipped randomly.

True Blood #1 is available for pre-order and will ship on July 28, 2010. Pre-ordering it will save you 20%. You can also pre-order True Blood #2, but it will not be available until August 25, 2010. If you order it now, you will save 30%.

The HBO website’s True Blood Store just released a lot of new exclusive fan gear from the True Blood set. Here are some of our favorites:

• True Blood Women’s Fitted Merlotte’s Logo T-Shirt
• True Blood Women’s VILF Tank
• True Blood Pint Set
• True Blood Fangtasia Pint Glass
• True Blood Merlotte’s Neon Sign

Click here to see all of the True Blood Fan Gear available from HBO plus get 20% off the True Blood Season 2 DVD set.

A number of people have written me asking for the “True Blood Novels.” I’m guessing that what they really mean to ask is “What are the novels that True Blood is based on?” In reality, the books are known as the “Sookie Stackhouse Novels” or “Southern Vampire Mysteries.” The first book, “Dead Until Dark,” is the basic story of how Sookie came to meet the Vampire Bill. It takes place in Bon Temps and has familiar characters such as Sam and Lafayette. The book and the HBO series True Blood are not identical, but they track basically the same. Here’s the list of all of the books so far (the HBO Series is just about to film its third season).

Dead Until Dark
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Dead and Gone (hardcopy only)

You can buy the books just about anywhere (from your grocery store to your local bookstore). If you are wanting to get the whole set, your best bet is to order them from Amazon and get the collection of paperbacks. Click here to see all of the Sookie Stackhouse Novels available at Amazon.

I was in Kroger over Labor Day weekend and was looking for a new book. I had recently read the Twilight series and the Harry Potter series and couldn’t seem to get into anything else. On a whim, I grabbed the first Sookie Stackhouse book, Dead Until Dark. I read it in one day and had to go back to Kroger to get the next book. Within 10 days, I had read all of the paperbacks and had to order the newest hard cover on Amazon.

Once I had read a few books, I started getting more interested in True Blood, the HBO Series based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels. I began reading about how there were a number of similarities as well as differences between the two.

So I am now undertaking a journey to explore both the books and the television series more in depth. Will you take that journey with me?