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.http://www.bloodlist.com
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 2019Shut InMelanie Toast2020No individual winner2021No individual winner2022No individual winner
Films on the Blood List 2009 (11/31 produced)
Black Swan (2010) The Bleeding House (2011) – then titled Country Road Buried (2010) Grabbers (2012) House at the End of the Street (2012) Kristy (2014) Open Grave (2013) The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) – then titled Last Voyage of the Demeter Psycho Killer (2026) Red Riding Hood (2011) – then titled The Girl With the Red Riding Hood The Voices (2014)
2010 (2/10 produced)
Chronicle (2012) The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
2011 (3/13 produced)
The Boy Next Door (2015) Maggie (2015) Martyrs (2015)
2012 (5/13 produced)
Arrival (2016) – then titled Story of Your Life Before I Wake (2016) – then titled Somnia The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) – then titled February Intruders – then titled Shut In Stephanie (2017)
2013 (3/13 produced)
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) The Monster (2016) – then titled There Are Monsters Patient Zero (2018) – then titled Patient Z
2014 (4/13 produced)
Bird Box (2018) He's Out There (2014) – then titled Scarecrow Leatherface (2017) Tau (2018)
2015 (6/13 screenplays produced; 2/4 pilots produced)
The Babysitter (2017) Bed Rest (2022) Blood Drive (2017) – TV pilot Bullet Head (2017) – then titled De Niro Eli (2019) Mercy Black (2019) – then titled The Boy Shut Eye (2016–17) – TV pilot We Summon the Darkness (2019)
2016 (4/19 screenplays produced; 1/3 pilots produced)
I Think We're Alone Now (2018) Severance (2022–25) – TV pilot Soul Mates (2023) Summer of 84 (2018) Watcher (2022) – then titled The Watcher
2017 (6/21 screenplays produced; 0/3 pilots produced)
His House (2020) The Lodge (2017) The Other Lamb (2019) Soul Mates (2023) The Swallow (2026) Till Death (2021)
2018 (3/15 screenplays produced; 0/3 pilots produced)
Cobweb (2023) The Inheritance – then titled The Last Will and Testament of Charles Abernathy Prey for the Devil (2022) – then titled The Devil's Flame
2019 (3/12 screenplays produced; 0/5 pilots produced)
The Apology (2022) Don't Worry Darling (2022) Shut In (2022)
See also List of highest-grossing horror films
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