‘The Vampire Diaries’ Season 8 Air Date, Trailer, Spoilers & News: A New Evil Like No Other Is Coming? Plot Details Revealed

"The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 release date this October is highly-anticipated as it is, probably, an emotional event for long-time fans of the series. With the next season being the series' final one, many are expecting that it has to top previous seasons. Based on "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 trailer, viewers won't be disappointed; the upcoming episode is going to be more horrifying and creepier that previous seasons.

'The Vampire Diaries' Season 8 Trailer - Meet Evil Herself

Fans will not be disappointed with the upcoming final season of the long-running series. When "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 release date finally arrives, fans will be treated to a season that is pronouncedly different from previous ones.

In fact, fans can't seem to stop talking about the new evil that will quickly become every "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 characters' nightmare. Footages of bony female fingers emerging from a pool of blood, of people and vampires being snatched away be the same evil looking pair of hands got people saying that the upcoming season is definite scarier but more exciting at the same time.

'The Vampire Diaries' Season 8 Spoilers - A Villain Like No Other

Not much is known about the new villain that will terrorize all "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 characters and viewers alike. What is known at the moment is that her name is Cybil.

And of course that actress that will be portraying Cybil has been revealed as well. Nathalie Kelley joins 'The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 cast as its main villain, reports Zap2It.

It now appears that when "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 releases this October, the show will veer away from the triumvirate of usual suspects. In previous seasons, the bad guys always came from three molds; they could either be fellow vampires, werewolves, witches or some hybrid between the three.

But, this time, the villain is something else. While it is not yet clear what kind of evil Cybil could prove to be, the consensus among fans is that she is way more terrifying in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8.

'The Vampire Diaries' Season 8 Release Date

For now, the hard part is the wait until its launch. Fan need to wait two months; "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 release date is slated this coming Oct 21 and will take the 8 PM slot on The CW.