CW SINKS TEETH INTO VAMPIRE CRAZE

Seems everyone wants to take a bite out of Twilight's success.

The CW has now picked up a t.v. pilot based on L.J. Smith's Vampire Diaries series of books.

Variety reports Vampire Diaries comes from Alloy Entertainment, the same company whose past book series led to the series Gossip Girl and Privileged.

Originally published in 1993, Vampire Diaries revolves around a young

woman whose torn between two vampire brothers. The brothers -- one good,

one evil -- are battling for her soul, and the souls of her pals, family and the small town where they live.

The CW has reunited with Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Dawson's Creek writer Kevin Williamson to executive produce and write.