Fangtasia!: Pics from the "True Blood" Season Two premiere

Alan Ball (c) with his stars Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin (All pics: Getty)

omigodomigodomigod ... it's almost time to break out my bad Civil War-era vampire impression!

K, ready?

<oldtimeySouthernvampire> "I ain't heah fo' money ... I'm heah fo' Sookie!" </oldtimeySouthernvampire>

It seemed like it was never going to get here, but now that Season Two is just around the corner it feels like it was just yesterday that I was clutching my pearls at the wacky (and dirrrrrty) exploits of Sookie, Jason, Lafayette, Bill, Sam, and all the other wonderfully effed-up characters that make up HBO's True Blood.

Yes, the  hit series is back this Sunday for more hot-blooded mayhem, and last night the cast and out series creator Alan Ball gathered in Hollywood to celebrate.

If you're new to the Blood, check out our extensive coverage of last season, including our interview with actor Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette), our recaps of the show and our proudly silly Blood Work! vlog. And if you're already a fan, let us know what you're most excited about seeing this season (but please keep spoilers out of the subject line, tx!).

Buckets more pics below!

"No, Hoyt Foytenberry, you most certainly may not put your hand there!"
(Stephen Moyer, Jim Parrack, Anna Paquin, Alan Ball)

Sam Trammell and Ryan Kwanten

Nelsan Ellis

Michael McMillian ("Reverend Steve Newlin")

"Hey, is that creepy guy behind me still staring at me? K."

Mehcad Brooks ("Eggs")

Rutina Wesley ("Tara")

Ryan Kwanten, Alexander Skarsgård, Sam Trammell

One more Ryan Kwanten, for the road: