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

YearTitleAuthorRef
2009The VoicesMichael R. Perry
2010Dark ContinentDavid Portlock
2011MaggieJohn Scot III
2012The Disciple ProgramTyler Marceca
2013Ink and BoneZak Olkewicz
2014Bird BoxEric Heisserer
2015EliDavid Chirchirillo
2016OrbSteve Desmond and Michael Sherman
2017Soul MatesChris LaMont and Joe Russo
2018CobwebChris Thomas Devlin
2019 Shut In Melanie Toast
2020 No individual winner
2021 No individual winner
2022 No individual winner

Films on the Blood List

2009

(11/31 produced)

2010

(2/10 produced)

2011

(3/13 produced)

2012

(5/13 produced)

2013

(3/13 produced)

2014

(4/13 produced)

2015

(6/13 screenplays produced; 2/4 pilots produced)

2016

(4/19 screenplays produced; 1/3 pilots produced)

2017

(6/21 screenplays produced; 0/3 pilots produced)

2018

(3/15 screenplays produced; 0/3 pilots produced)

2019

(3/12 screenplays produced; 0/5 pilots produced)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Repeated entry from 2016 list.

References

  1. ↑ Collis, Clark (2015-10-28). "Blood List Part VII names the year's best unproduced horror and thriller film scripts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. ↑ Barton, Steve (2014-10-14). "The Blood List Website Relaunches! New Horrors Abound!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ↑ Barton, Steve (2013-07-30). "The Blood List 2013 Looking for New Sacrifices". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  4. ↑ Dickson, Evan (2014-05-21). "Got a Horror Screenplay? Draw Some 'New Blood'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. ↑ http://www.bloodlist.com
  6. 1 2 "2009 BLOOD LIST". The Blood List. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  7. 1 2 "2010 BLOOD LIST". The Blood List. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  8. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (2011-10-31). "'Maggie' tops 2011 Blood List". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  9. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (2012-10-31). "'Disciple Program' tops 2012 Blood List". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  10. 1 2 Barton, Steve (2013-10-31). "Winners of the 2013 Blood List Announced!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  11. 1 2 Rahman, Abid (2014-10-31). "'Bird Box' Claws its Way to the Top of the 2014 Blood List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  12. 1 2 Gajewski, Ryan (2015-10-28). "'Eli' Leads 2015 BloodList as Top Dark-Genre Script". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  13. 1 2 "2016 BloodList: See the Year's Best Horror Screenplays, Pilots and Shorts".
  14. 1 2 "2017 Bloodlist - BloodList".
  15. 1 2 "2018 Bloodlist - BloodList".
  16. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (October 30, 2019). "BloodList 2019: See the Year's Best Genre Screenplays and Pilots". Collider. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  17. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (October 28, 2020). "BloodList 2020: See the Year's Best Genre Screenplays and Pilots". Collider. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  18. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (October 29, 2021). "BloodList Names 2021's Best Unproduced Horror Scripts; Village Roadshow Nabs Two". Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
  19. ↑ Couch, Aaron (October 31, 2022). "BloodList Puts Focus on Best Horror and Dark Genre Scripts of the Year". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 4, 2026.