YOUNGSTAR: You seem to have an affinity for darker themes  from the show Supernatural to the film Boogeyman which you wrote.
ERIC KRIPKE: I was always a fan of horror movies. I think it’s sort of amusing  I was a comedy writer for network studios here. It took me a while to realize I wasn’t a good writer because none of my comedies got made.
I ended up writing Boogeyman out of frustration, almost therapeutically  to blow off steam. And killing off people through my writing was the most legal way to do it.
Supernatural was an idea I’d had ever since I had a kid. Always wanted to make it, but never had the chance. It wasn’t intentional. I never intended to be a horror writer. But I just went where the opportunities were.
The show explores mystical and evil forces in the world  everything from vampires to ghouls. Where do you draw inspiration for the urban legends you feature every week?
The rule of the show is nothing can be made up  it has to exist as real folklore or urban legend. The writers will research and come up with something interesting, like, "Oh, there’s a ghost in Kentucky!" When we started the show, I showed up with 80 urban legends, and so far, we’ve used only 20.
Look for the monsters you loved in season one. Vampires are back, with new creatures too  there are zombies and, my personal favorite, bloodthirsty-clowns. We also go up against werewolves.
What can we expect for the coming season?
The first episode of season two, a major event occurs. A Winchester dies. It sets in motion the entirety of the second season.
I think the show has improved in season two  it’s scarier, got more depth and complexity to the characters. Storylines are more interesting. Season one got a bit more repetitive here and there. In season two, we took creative risks. Some episodes are more comedic or they occurred in one setting, like a bank. Basically, we tried a lot of different things this time.
We definitely explore in season two everything that was set up in season one. We find out what the demon wanted with Sam and other gems. The demon’s plot comes to fruition. There’s a major confrontation with the demon, and we learn more of the demon’s motives. We also expanded the universe of the show and introduced new characters like other demon hunters.
Will the coming season feature more stand-alone episodes like the first season?
The balance we hit towards the second half of season one is continued. We have a couple of stand-alone episodes and one big mythology episode that expands the central storyline.
Is Sam psychic? In the first season, he admits that he dreamt of Jessica’s death. Will this power return at some point?
Sam continues to have visions but we progress his powers very slowly. He doesn’t have telekinesis, for example. If he became Superboy, it wouldn’t be as interesting. I really don’t think Sam will have all the powers because it stacks the odds in his favor  which I don’t like. But the visions are useful because it’s a way to get into stories. And he’s trying to understand what it all means.
Any love interest popping up anytime soon?
The boys meet a mother-daughter team, or two women familiar with the hunting world. The mother becomes a maternal influence in their lives. And the daughter was originally set out to be a potential romantic interest for the boys. Then we changed our minds and realized we liked her better as a friend or little sister to the boys. Sam does finally meet a girl towards the end of the season that he ends up sleeping with. But being Supernatural, it all goes tragically wrong.