Multiverse Con 2026

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I hope to see you at Multiverse on October 16-18 in Peachtree City, GA (just south of Atlanta). Here is my TENTATIVE panel schedule:

Reading Between the Screams: Horror Theories
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Room: GEEK: HORROR TRACK
Horror is a canvas for hidden meanings, social commentary, and psychological intrigue. Need panelists to analyze subtext in films, such as cultural anxieties, hidden political messaging, and psychological undercurents of horror. Lets debate the theories behind what makes horror resonate. Bring your ideas, interpretations, and favorite examples as we explore how horror expands beyond what’s on the screen.
Programming Track(s): GEEK: Horror

Friday Night Writing Workshop
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Time: 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Room: WRITE TRACK
Attendees will bring 1000 words of their writing, and be divided into small groups of 2-3 attendees to 2 attending professionals. In the groups, each attendee will read their work, and then the whole group, led and facilitated by you and the other guest in your group, will give feedback. This is a chance for the attendees to both get feedback from a professional, and also learn how to give and receive peer feedback. Each attendee should get ~30 minutes of attention (although if a group wants to run longer, we won’t cut it off).
Programming Track(s): Write

Where Book Meets Game
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Room: GEEK: FANTASY TRACK
As a still relatively new (sub)genre, LitRPG is one that is unfamiliar to a large amount of people. Where do things like leveling up and dialogue choices fit into the written word? If there are already fantasy books and fantasy video games, what value could come from combining the two? This panel seeks to answer such questions by offering an introductory discussion of LitRPG.
Programming Track(s): GEEK: Fantasy, Play

Writing RPG Content
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Room: PLAY TRACK
Do you have experience writing and or editing RPG content? Come bring your experience to other potential creators. Expect audience questions.
Programming Track(s): Play

Fear as Fuel: How Horror Inspires Creativity, Courage, and Connection
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Room: GEEK: HORROR TRACK
Looking for panelists to discuss why we turn to horror not just for thrills, but for meaning? How does fear spark inspiration rather than paralysis? And what can horror teach us about resilience, empathy, and confronting the unknown?
Programming Track(s): GEEK: Horror

This Weekend: Broadleaf Writers Conference

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Our 11th Annual! How did that happen?!

Against the odds, the 11th annual Broadleaf Writers Conference will take place this coming weekend — September 19-20 — at the Decatur Library (in downtown Decatur, GA). Okay, I’m being dramatic — the odds have been pretty good all along, because we have amazing people running it and amazing attendees who keep coming back. If you’ve never been, come along! If you’ve been before, come on back!

It’s full of panels, workshops, writers, agents, editors and your fellow attending writers from all genres. It’s a great way to find other word-crafters to hang with. Let’s be honest, writing can be a lonely business, so it’s best to find the others and trade tips.

You can find out more and register at this link: https://broadleafwriters.com/11th-annual-broadleaf-writers-conference/

I’ll be there both days. On Saturday, I’ll be helping out here and there, and on Sunday, I’ll be a panelist: 

“The F Word: Fantasy, Fairytales, and Folklore” 
(11:45am)
Panelists: Bill Bridges, Milton Davis, H.D. Hunter, Van Jensen
Moderator: Shay Rodricks
Fantasy, Fairytales, and Folklore-the F words lure in readers to mystical and magical realms. In this panel, we will discuss the importance of fantasy worlds, incorporating fairytales and folklore into your storytelling, and all the magical niches in between.

Updated Dragon Con Panel Schedule

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Here’s my FINAL panel schedule for Dragon Con. Unfortunately, Christmas was canceled — that is, the Yule horror panel I was looking forward to was cancelled. Oh, well, we’ll always have Halloween. See you there!

Title: Magical Landscapes
Time: Fri 04:00 pm Location: Augusta 1-2 Westin (Length:1 Hour)
Description: The world is full of magic if you look for it — and you should look around and put it in your games! In this panel, we look at real-world occurrences like fairy rings, while we teach artists to take inspiration from art and the real world – to make your own world feel just that extra bit magical.
Panelists: Bill Bridges, Scott M Fischer, Kim Vaust-Shelby(M), Darrin L Drader


Title: 1931: Horror Goes Hollywood
Time: Sat 11:30 am Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length:1 Hour)
Description: In 1931, Hollywood unleashed films that solidly formed the foundation for horror cinema: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jekyll, and Mr. Hyde. Join our panel of horror historians, film scholars, and genre enthusiasts to discuss these iconic films and monsters.
Panelists: Matthew M Foster, Bill Edward Mulligan(M), Jessica Nettles, Bill Bridges, Brent Abell, Vanessa Ionta Wright


Title: Gothic Horror
Time: Sat 04:00 pm Location: Augusta 1-2 Westin (Length:1 Hour)
Description: There’s Horror, and then there’s Gothic Horror. Gothic Horror isn’t about shock – it’s about dread. It’s not about gore — it’s about the unsettling. Learn about how to put Gothic Horror into your tabletop games; and what the best games are that feature Gothic Horror.
Panelists: Bill Bridges, Amanda Hamon, Sarah Madsen, Tracie Miss Magitek Hearne, Kim Vaust-Shelby(M)


Title: The Visitor: When Italian Exploitation Collided with the Westin
Time: Mon 01:00 pm Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length:1 Hour)
Description: A deep dive into The Visitor, the unhinged Italian production that features scenes filmed in the very same Westin that you’re sitting in! This presentation will unpack the film’s strangeness, its chaotic history, & the collision between Euro-schlock with an Atlanta landmark we know and love.
Panelists: Bill Edward Mulligan(M), Bill Bridges

My DragonCon Schedule

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Here’s my (tentative but probably solid) panel schedule for Dragon Con 2026 (Sept. 3-7 in Atlanta)! See you there?

Title: Magical Landscapes
Description: The world is full of magic if you look for it, and you should look around and put it in your games! In this panel we look at real world occurrences like fairy rings and artists to take inspiration from art and the real world so that your world can feel just that extra bit magical.
Panelists: Bill Bridges, Scott M Fischer, Ashley May King(M), Darrin L Drader 
Time: Fri 04:00 pm
Location: Augusta 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: 1931: Horror Goes Hollywood
Description: In 1931, Hollywood unleashed films that solidly formed the foundation for horror cinema: “Dracula,” “Frankenstein,” and “Dr. Jekyll, and Mr. Hyde.” Join our panel of horror historians, film scholars, and genre enthusiasts to discuss these iconic films and monsters.
Panelists: Matthew M Foster, Bill Edward Mulligan(M), Jessica Nettles, Bill Bridges, Brent Abell, Vanessa Ionta Wright 
Time: Sat 11:30 am
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Gothic Horror
Description: There’s horror, and then there’s Gothic Horror. Gothic Horror isn’t about shock – it’s about dread. It’s not about gore – it’s about the unsettling. Learn about how to put gothic horror into your table top games; and what the best games are that feature gothic horror.
Panelists: Bill Bridges, Amanda Hamon, Sarah Madsen, Tracie Hearne, Ashley May King(M) 
Time: Sat 04:00 pm
Location: Augusta 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Yuletide Fear: Unwrapping Wintertime Horror Fiction
Description: It’s still hot outside… time for a Christmas panel! This collective of authors will examine the seasonal fears lurking beneath the jolly winter celebrations, proving that Halloween doesn’t have exclusivity over horror.
Panelists: Lindy Ryan, Bill Bridges, DM Guay, Jotham R Austin, II, Christopher Golden, Alledria Hurt(M) 
Time: Sat 07:00 pm
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: The Visitor: When Italian Exploitation Collided with the Westin
Description: A deep dive into The Visitor, the unhinged Italian production that features scenes filmed in the very same Westin that you’re sitting in! This presentation will unpack the film’s strangeness, its chaotic history, & the collision between Euro-schlock with an Atlanta landmark we know and love.
Time: Mon 01:00 pm
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Monsterama Con on the Loose!

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Come join me at Monsterama Con next week, August 7-9, at the Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area (2000 Century Vlvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345): https://monsteramacon.com

My panels are as follows:

Friday, 5pm (Literay, Art, Comics):
Vampire Clan Caravan –
Tim Bradstreet, B. Bridges, E. DeGruy (Mod.)
If you’re a White Wolf fan of old, don’t miss this! Tim gave Vampire: the Masquerade its inaugural look and feel. (I just wish my old t-shirts with his images still fit me!)

Saturday, 4pm (Media):
Ripley Strikes Back: Aliens at 40 –
B. Bridges, A. Jenner (Mod.)
Do I have opinions about Alien and its sequels/prequels? Of course!

See the full panel schedule here: https://monsteramacon.com/monsterama-program-schedule/