I am Puppet Master Chris. I spent 30 years in industrial automation building machines to manufacture product. Now, I'm opening the workshop to teach you how to build machines that scare.

Whether it's a simple static figure or a complex 3-axis servo-mech, we are here to de-mystify the madness.

>> We don't limit the madness. We engineer (and teach) all sorts of chaos. <<
> SYSTEM_BOOT... OK
> INITIALIZING_FEAR_PROTOCOL...
> LOADING_BOTTANGO_BRIDGE...
> CHECKING_SERVO_TORQUE... 25KG_NOMINAL
> WARNING: HIGH_TORQUE_JITTER_DETECTED
> CALIBRATING_3_AXIS_SHOULDER...
> CONNECTING_TO_HUSKYLENS_I2C... SUCCESS
> PARSING_SKELETAL_DATA...
> MIRROR_PUPPETEERING_MODE... ACTIVE
> RECORDING_SERVO_ARRAY...
> CHECKING_VOLTAGE_RAILS... STABLE
> MOTION_SENSOR_TRIGGERED
> EXECUTING_KILL_SEQUENCE...
> OVERRIDING_MANUAL_CONTROLS...
> SYSTEM_STATUS: READY_TO_SCARE
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>> WORKSHOP LOGISTICS

FUEL THE MADNESS

This Patreon exists to keep the lights on in the workshop. Innovation is messy and expensive. Every dollar goes directly back into the bench—covering software, heavy-duty actuators, and experimental materials to test new ideas for Flick Stein.

COMMISSION THE MADNESS

I am a builder first. If you have a vision, I am available for contract work to design and build it alongside you. We design it together, I engineer it, and you get exactly the chaos you asked for.

INITIATE CONTACT: lead@flickerofmadness.com

>> INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCES

Pale Night Productions: The benchmark for high-detail silicone and professional-grade character design.

Spider Hill Prop Works: The skeletons inside our monsters. If it moves with a complex linkage, it's likely built on Spider Hill mechanics.

ScareIt Badges: Recognition is the fuel that keeps a haunt crew running. Merit-based hardware for the madness behind the mask.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

To my wife and daughters: Thank you for tolerating the late-night servo grinding and the skeletons in the living room.

To The Dead Factory: A massive salute for providing the ultimate proving ground to break, build, and perfect these nightmares.