# Blood List
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{{Short description|Annual film survey}}
The '''Blood List''' was an annual survey of the best unproduced [horror](/source/Horror_film) and [thriller](/source/Thriller_film) screenplays as voted on by industry professionals. It was created by Kailey Marsh and ran from 2009 to 2022. Films such as ''[Bird Box](/source/Bird_Box_(film))'' and ''[Cobweb](/source/Cobweb_(2023_American_film))'', as well as the series ''[Severance](/source/Severance_(TV_series))'', originated as [speculative script](/source/spec_script)s 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](/source/Black_List_(survey)).[{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/28/blood-list|title=Blood List Part VII names the year's best unproduced horror and thriller film scripts|last=Collis|first=Clark|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|date=2015-10-28|accessdate=2016-04-01}}] Steve Barton of [Dread Central](/source/Dread_Central) called it "one of the most vital and necessary horror resources you'll ever need to break into the business".[{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/73455/bloodlist-website-relaunches-new-horrors-abound/|title=The Blood List Website Relaunches! New Horrors Abound!|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=[Dread Central](/source/Dread_Central)|date=2014-10-14|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
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.[{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/46718/the-blood-list-2013-looking-for-new-sacrifices/|title=The Blood List 2013 Looking for New Sacrifices|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=[Dread Central](/source/Dread_Central)|date=2013-07-30|accessdate=2016-04-01}}] In 2014, the Blood List partnered with [Stage 32](/source/Stage_32) for a contest open to new writers who did not yet have representation.[{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3295152/got-horror-screenplay-draw-new-blood/|title=Got a Horror Screenplay? Draw Some 'New Blood'!|last=Dickson|first=Evan|work=[Bloody Disgusting](/source/Bloody_Disgusting)|date=2014-05-21|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
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](/source/2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike).[http://www.bloodlist.com]
== Top-rated scripts ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Author !! Ref
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| 2009 || ''[The Voices](/source/The_Voices_(film))'' || [Michael R. Perry](/source/Michael_R._Perry) || [{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlist.com/the-lists/2009-blood-list/|title=2009 BLOOD LIST|work=The Blood List|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
|-
| 2010 || ''Dark Continent'' || David Portlock || [{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlist.com/the-lists/2010-blood-list/|title=2010 BLOOD LIST|work=The Blood List|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
|-
| 2011 || ''[Maggie](/source/Maggie_(film))'' || John Scot III || [{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/maggie-tops-2011-blood-list-1118045326/|title='Maggie' tops 2011 Blood List|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=2011-10-31|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
|-
| 2012 || ''The Disciple Program'' || Tyler Marceca || [{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/disciple-program-tops-2012-blood-list-1118061438/|title='Disciple Program' tops 2012 Blood List|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|work=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=2012-10-31|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
|-
| 2013 || ''Ink and Bone'' || Zak Olkewicz || [{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/49457/winners-of-the-2013-blood-list-announced/|title=Winners of the 2013 Blood List Announced!|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=[Dread Central](/source/Dread_Central)|date=2013-10-31|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
|-
| 2014 || ''[Bird Box](/source/Bird_Box_(film))'' || [Eric Heisserer](/source/Eric_Heisserer) || [{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bird-box-claws-way-top-745326|title='Bird Box' Claws its Way to the Top of the 2014 Blood List|last=Rahman|first=Abid|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=2014-10-31|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
|-
| 2015 || ''[Eli](/source/Eli_(2019_film))'' || David Chirchirillo || [{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/eli-leads-2015-bloodlist-as-835031|title='Eli' Leads 2015 BloodList as Top Dark-Genre Script|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=2015-10-28|accessdate=2016-04-01}}]
|-
| 2016 || ''Orb'' || Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman || [{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/2016-blood-list-features-joe-russos-soul-mates/|title = 2016 BloodList: See the Year's Best Horror Screenplays, Pilots and Shorts}}]
|-
| 2017 || ''[Soul Mates](/source/Soul_Mates_(2023_American_film))'' || Chris LaMont and Joe Russo || [{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloodlist.com/the-lists/2017-bloodlist/|title=2017 Bloodlist - BloodList}}]
|-
| 2018 || ''[Cobweb](/source/Cobweb_(2023_American_film))'' || [Chris Thomas Devlin](/source/Chris_Thomas_Devlin) || [{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloodlist.com/the-lists/2018-bloodlist/|title=2018 Bloodlist - BloodList}}]
|-
|2019
|''[Shut In](/source/Shut_In_(2022_film))''
|Melanie Toast
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|2020
|No individual winner
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|2021
|No individual winner
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|2022
|No individual winner
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|}
==See also==
* [List of highest-grossing horror films](/source/List_of_highest-grossing_horror_films)
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.bloodlist.com}}
Category:Film production
Category:Unproduced screenplays
Category:Horror film lists
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