The Blood List is a survey of unproduced thriller and horror scripts voted upon by industry professionals. It is similar to the Black List and was created in 2009 by Kailey Marsh. [1] Steve Barton of Dread Central has called it "one of the most vital and necessary horror resources you'll ever need to break into the business". [2] Produced works including Bird Box , Cobweb , and Severance originated as scripts on the list.
In 2013, they began offering a script-rating service. The ten highest-rated scripts are forwarded to judges for possible inclusion in the Blood List. [3] The next year, they partnered with Stage 32 for a contest open to new writers who do not yet have representation. [4]
Year | Title | Author | Ref |
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2009 | The Voices | Michael R. Perry | [5] |
2010 | Dark Continent | David Portlock | [6] |
2011 | Maggie | John Scot III | [7] |
2012 | The Disciple Program | Tyler Marceca | [8] |
2013 | Ink and Bone | Zak Olkewicz | [9] |
2014 | Bird Box | Eric Heisserer | [10] |
2015 | Eli | David Chirchirillo | [11] |
2016 | Orb | Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman | [12] |
2017 | Soul Mates | Chris LaMont and Joe Russo | [13] |
2018 | Cobweb | Chris Thomas Devlin | [14] |
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