Christine Makepeace

I came here to write movies and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of John Carpenter quotes.

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Christine Makepeace is a horror screenwriter living in the Southern California desert. She has a passion for good jump scares, good dialogue, and the rule of three.

Christine's body snatching snowman feature, "Coal Eyes Are Watching," was featured on the 2026 Grey List.

Christine is also a published fiction writer and essayist.

Writer (6 Credits)
Coal Eyes Are Watching
Screenplay
Following Henry Grace
Screenplay
Pine Belt 17
Screenplay
Porcelain
Short Script
Porcelain
Screenplay
Secondhand Crystal
Screenplay, Short Script

Quarter-Finalist
Pine Belt 17

Emerging Screenwriters Thriller Screenplay Competition

2026

Semi-Finalist - Feature Screenplay Competition
Pine Belt 17

MidWest WeirdFest
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

2026

Screenplay Finalist
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Imaginarium Independent Film Festival
Louisville, Kentucky

2026

Semi-Finalist
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards

2026

Finalist - Screenplay Contest
Coal Eyes Are Watching

B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
Los Angles, CA

2026

Official Selection
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Oddities Film Fest
UK

2026

Winner - Best Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Phobia Film Fest
Moberly, MO

2025

Finalist - Best Characters - Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Days of the Dead
Atlanta, GA

2025

Finalist - Best Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Days of the Dead
Atlanta, GA

2025

Finalist - Coverage Ink Prize - Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Days of the Dead
Atlanta, GA

2025

WINNER - Sound of Scripts Prize - Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Days of the Dead
Atlanta, GA

2025

Quarter-Finalist
Following Henry Grace

Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards
Los Angles, CA

2025

Finalist - Best Feature Screenplay
Following Henry Grace

A Night of Horror International Film Festival
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

2025

Runner-Up - Best Twist
Following Henry Grace

Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest

2025

Official Selection - Feature Screenplay
Following Henry Grace

Renegade Film Festival
Atlanta, GA

2025

Quarterfinalist
Following Henry Grace

WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab (Spring 2025)

2025

Quarterfinalist
Following Henry Grace

ScreenCraft Horror Competition

2025

Finalist - Best Feature Screenplay
Porcelain

Spring HorrorHound Film Festival
Milford, OH

2025

Official Selection - Horror/Thriller Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Atlanta Women's Film Festival
Atlanta, GA

2025

Official Selection
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Nashville Horror Film Festival
Nashville, TN

2025

Quarter-Finalist
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Dark Matter Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Culver City, CA

2025

Quarter-Finalist
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards
Los Angles, CA

2025

Semi-finalist - Best Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Lit Scares International Horror Festival
North Yorkshire, UK

2025

Semi-Finalist
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Emerging Screenwriters Horror Screenplay Competition

2025

Finalist - Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

HorrorFest International
St. George, Utah

2025

Finalist - Scary Feature Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Oh Scares International Film Festival & Awards Los Angeles
Los Angles, CA

2025

Finalist - Feature Screenplay Competition
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Midwest WeirdFest
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

2025

Finalist
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Fall HorrorHound Film Festival
Milford, OH

2025

Honorable Mention - Feature Script - Science Fiction or Horror
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Astrophobia Science Fiction and Horror Film Festival
Cumberland, BC

2025

1st Runner Up - Best Unproduced Screenplay
Coal Eyes Are Watching

Dark Nights Film Fest

2025

Finalist
Secondhand Crystal

International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival

2024

Quarter-Finalist - Best Feature Length Screenplay
Porcelain

Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards
Los Angeles, CA

2024

Semi-Finalist - Best Feature Screenplay
Porcelain

MidWest WeirdFest
Wisconsin

2024

Semi-Finalist - Best Unproduced Script
Porcelain

Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival
Paris, France

2024

Official Selection - Best Feature Screenplay
Porcelain

Underground Indie Film Festival - Horror Cult Sci-Fi Fantasy
Apopka, FL

2024

Winner - Best Feature Screenwriting
Porcelain

Medusa Film Festival

2024

Finalist - Sound of Scripts - Feature Screenplay
Following Henry Grace

Days of the Dead International Film Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana

2024

Semi-Finalist - Best Unproduced Script
Following Henry Grace

Palm Springs Underground Movie Awards
Palm Springs, CA

2024

Official Selection
Following Henry Grace

British Horror Film Festival
London

2024

Official Selection
Following Henry Grace

Horrorhaus Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA

2024

Finalist - Feature Script
Following Henry Grace

TNS Horror Feature Screenplay Competition
Hollywood, CA

2024

Official Selection
Secondhand Crystal

Independent Horror Movie Awards

2023

Semi-Finalist
Secondhand Crystal

MidWest WeirdFest

2023

Official Selection
Secondhand Crystal

Underground Indie Film Festival - Horror Cult Sci-Fi Fantasy
Apopka, FL

2023

Finalist
Secondhand Crystal

Lit Scares International Horror Festival

2023

Official Selection
Secondhand Crystal

Chicago Horror Film Festival
Chicago, IL

2023

Official Selection
Secondhand Crystal

Los Angeles International Horror Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA

2023

Finalist - Best Feature Screenplay
Porcelain

Days of the Dead International Film Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana

2023

Finalist - Best Feature Screenplay
Porcelain

Nightmares Film Festival
Columbus, OH

2023

Finalist - Best Feature Screenplay
Porcelain

HorrorFest International
St. George, Utah

2023

Official Selection - Best Feature Screenplay
Porcelain

City of Angels Women's Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA

2023

Honorable Mention - Best Feature Screenplay
Porcelain

Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest

2023

Semi-finalist
Secondhand Crystal

HorrorFest International

2022

Second Round Selection
Porcelain

ISA Fast Track Fellowship

Show All Awards

Birth Date

September 28

Current City

Palm Desert, CA

Hometown

Rhode Island

Gender

Female

"Just because I drive a truck, doesn't make me a truck driver" - Road Games (1981)

I came here to write movies and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of John Carpenter quotes.

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