Blood List

The Blood List was an annual survey of the best unproduced horror and thriller screenplays as voted on by industry professionals. It was created by Kailey Marsh and ran from 2009 to 2022. Films such as Bird Box and Cobweb, as well as the series Severance, originated as speculative scripts on the list years ahead of their production.

History

The Blood List was created by Kailey Marsh in 2009. Its name was a play on the similar Black List. Steve Barton of Dread Central called it "one of the most vital and necessary horror resources you'll ever need to break into the business".

In 2013, the Blood List began offering a script-rating service, with the 10 highest-rated scripts being forwarded to judges for possible inclusion on the Blood List. In 2014, the Blood List partnered with Stage 32 for a contest open to new writers who did not yet have representation.

In May 2024, the Blood List announced it would be discontinued, making the 2022 edition the final one, as the 2023 edition was skipped due to the Writers Guild of America strike.

Top-rated scripts

Year	Title	Author	Ref
2009	The Voices	Michael R. Perry
2010	Dark Continent	David Portlock
2011	Maggie	John Scot III
2012	The Disciple Program	Tyler Marceca
2013	Ink and Bone	Zak Olkewicz
2014	Bird Box	Eric Heisserer
2015	Eli	David Chirchirillo
2016	Orb	Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman
2017	Soul Mates	Chris LaMont and Joe Russo
2018	Cobweb	Chris Thomas Devlin
2019	Shut In	Melanie Toast
2020	No individual winner
2021	No individual winner
2022	No individual winner

See also

• List of highest-grossing horror films

External links

• Template:Official website