The subject of True Blood is vampires.
The Southern Vampire Mysteries , also known as The True Blood Novels and The Sookie Stackhouse Novels , is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris . In The Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood Series , Harris develops a detailed mythology and alternate history that approaches supernatural beings as real ; at the beginning of the series , vampires ' existence has only been public knowledge for a couple of years , while other supernatural beings , such as werewolves , shapeshifters , faeries , etc. , exist but do not go public until later in the series . True Blood . television series produced and created by Alan Ball and based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris .