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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 ''

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'', as well as the series '' Severance'', originated as

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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

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. Steve Barton of

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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

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for a contest open to new writers who do not yet have representation. It was announced in May 2024 that the Blood List 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

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