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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/

it’s franken’ time!

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The season of Frankenstein is upon us! Be of good cheer!

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is now playing on Netflix. I caught it in 35mm during its limited theatrical run. Loved it. Surely, once you’ve watched it, you’ll then ask, “But how can I keep my love for Frankenstein going at the tabletop RPG table?” My friend, I give you Promethean: The Created. It’s a White Wolf game I created (along with the brilliant creatives in the office and working freelance) nigh 20 years ago, where you can play Frankenstein-like creatures stumbling your way toward humanity.

Follow this link for a way to get a copy. (There’s a later 2nd edition, but I didn’t work on it and haven’t read it, so I’m giving you the link to the version I’m intimately familiar with.)

I should note that the game does require the core rulebook, titled World of Darkness (which I also designed and co-developed). Get that here.

Monsterama Con!

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I’ll be paneling at Monsterama Con this year, August 8-10, at the Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area, (2000 Century Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345). Below is my panel schedule:

• Get a Job in a Sideshow, Brewster: 40 Years of Re-Animator, Fright Night, and Splatter Comedy – B. Bridges, A. Jenner (6:30pm Friday, MEDIA)

• Folk Horror Fiction – Anya Martin, Melanie Crew, Bill Bridges (8:00pm Friday, LITERARY, ARTS, COMICS)

• A Bigger Boat – 50 Years of JAWS – M. Green, B. Bridges, M. Ensley – mod (7:00pm Saturday, OPEN GENRE)

See you there?