Ready to whet your appetite, Vampire Diaries lovers?

The CW has already released a photo from the show's September 15 return - wonder what Alaric, Damon and Elena are chatting about? - but now the network has done us one better. One dark, frightening, awesome trailer better, that is!

In the following preview, we're treated to our first actual footage from season three. What will it entail? Caroline pressuring Elena to move on, Damon saying his brother will never return - and Stefan lashing out, with fresh, warm blood oozing off his lips. Hurry up and take a bite out of this video now.

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