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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
[edit]The Blood List was created by Kailey Marsh in 2009. Its name was a play on the similar Black List.[1] 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".[2]
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.[3] In 2014, the Blood List partnered with Stage 32 for a contest open to new writers who did not yet have representation.[4]
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.[5]
Top-rated scripts
[edit]| Year | Title | Author | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Voices | Michael R. Perry | [6] |
| 2010 | Dark Continent | David Portlock | [7] |
| 2011 | Maggie | John Scot III | [8] |
| 2012 | The Disciple Program | Tyler Marceca | [9] |
| 2013 | Ink and Bone | Zak Olkewicz | [10] |
| 2014 | Bird Box | Eric Heisserer | [11] |
| 2015 | Eli | David Chirchirillo | [12] |
| 2016 | Orb | Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman | [13] |
| 2017 | Soul Mates | Chris LaMont and Joe Russo | [14] |
| 2018 | Cobweb | Chris Thomas Devlin | [15] |
| 2019 | Shut In | Melanie Toast | [16] |
| 2020 | No individual winner | [17] | |
| 2021 | No individual winner | [18] | |
| 2022 | No individual winner | [19] |
Films on the Blood List
[edit]2009
[edit](11/31 produced)[6]
- 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
[edit](2/10 produced)[7]
- Chronicle (2012)
- The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
2011
[edit](3/13 produced)[8]
- The Boy Next Door (2015)
- Maggie (2015)
- Martyrs (2015)
2012
[edit](5/13 produced)[9]
- 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
[edit](3/13 produced)[10]
- The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
- The Monster (2016) – then titled There Are Monsters
- Patient Zero (2018) – then titled Patient Z
2014
[edit](4/13 produced)[11]
- Bird Box (2018)
- He's Out There (2014) – then titled Scarecrow
- Leatherface (2017)
- Tau (2018)
2015
[edit](6/13 screenplays produced; 2/4 pilots produced)[12]
- 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
[edit](4/19 screenplays produced; 1/3 pilots produced)[13]
- 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
[edit](6/21 screenplays produced; 0/3 pilots produced)[14]
- His House (2020)
- The Lodge (2017)
- The Other Lamb (2019)
- Soul Mates (2023)[a]
- The Swallow (2026)
- Till Death (2021)
2018
[edit](3/15 screenplays produced; 0/3 pilots produced)[15]
- 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
[edit](3/12 screenplays produced; 0/5 pilots produced)[16]
- The Apology (2022)
- Don't Worry Darling (2022)
- Shut In (2022)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Repeated entry from 2016 list.
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Barton, Steve (2014-10-14). "The Blood List Website Relaunches! New Horrors Abound!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ↑ Barton, Steve (2013-07-30). "The Blood List 2013 Looking for New Sacrifices". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ↑ Dickson, Evan (2014-05-21). "Got a Horror Screenplay? Draw Some 'New Blood'!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ↑ http://www.bloodlist.com
- 1 2 "2009 BLOOD LIST". The Blood List. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- 1 2 "2010 BLOOD LIST". The Blood List. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (2011-10-31). "'Maggie' tops 2011 Blood List". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (2012-10-31). "'Disciple Program' tops 2012 Blood List". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- 1 2 Barton, Steve (2013-10-31). "Winners of the 2013 Blood List Announced!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- 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.
- 1 2 Gajewski, Ryan (2015-10-28). "'Eli' Leads 2015 BloodList as Top Dark-Genre Script". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- 1 2 "2016 BloodList: See the Year's Best Horror Screenplays, Pilots and Shorts".
- 1 2 "2017 Bloodlist - BloodList".
- 1 2 "2018 Bloodlist - BloodList".
- 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (October 30, 2019). "BloodList 2019: See the Year's Best Genre Screenplays and Pilots". Collider. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (October 28, 2020). "BloodList 2020: See the Year's Best Genre Screenplays and Pilots". Collider. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
- ↑ Donnelly, Matt (October 29, 2021). "BloodList Names 2021's Best Unproduced Horror Scripts; Village Roadshow Nabs Two". Variety. Retrieved September 4, 2026.
- ↑ 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.
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