I freaking knew HBO would eventually get around to ordering up a horror themed TV series, and they’ve just announced exactly that. ‘Six Feet Under’ creator, Alan Ball, is going to helm ‘Southern Vampire’, an adaptation of a series of novels. I honestly know nothing about the books, but the concept sounds solid enough and it’s HBO, so there’s good odds that the series will kick much ass. I still firmly believe that HBO’s missing the boat by not licensing the rights to ‘The Walking Dead’, but what do I know - I’m just an idiot with a keyboard, right?

The first project covered under the two-year development deal Ball signed with the premium cable channel will be based on the “Southern Vampire” book series.

Written by Charlaine Harris, the series chronicles the intermingling world of humans and monsters in contemporary rural Louisiana, particularly vampires, thanks to a synthetic blood formula that allows them to roam far from their coffins.

“The books are funny, scary, sexy, romantic, bizarre and really fun,” Ball said. “I couldn’t put them down. I will try to remain as true to the spirit of her book as possible.”

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