Blood List
annual film survey
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.
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