Next week on The Vampire Diaries, Damon and Elena attend the Whitmore Historical Ball dressed as Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. Only one of them seems to be in a festive mood, however.

Still reeling from the events of last night's episode (follow the link for our Vampire Diaries review), Elena can't get past what happened to Bonnie or the fact that she didn't find out sooner.

Damon encourages her to let it go and have fun, but that's not happening. If anything, she's determined not to let history repeat itself. Check out the scene from "Monster's Ball" below ...

According to the official synopsis, Elena is touched by a sad, secretive student named Aaron (Shaun Sipos), and she also shares a dance with Dr. Maxfield, who has a disturbing message.

Sounds like a lot of interesting dancing and more to come on this Halloween installment, as The Vampire Diaries promo that aired last night certainly hinted at. And that's not all.

Meanwhile, Caroline’s own night at the Ball takes her from happiness to heartbreak, Nadia reveals her surprising history to Katherine, and Damon tries to make a deal with Silas.

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