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. == Top-rated scripts ==