Definition of Puppet master

Puppet Master may refer to:

• Puppet Master (film), a horror film by Full Moon Productions with a number of sequels
• Puppet Master (comics), a Marvel Comics villain.
• The Puppet Master (album), King Diamond's eleventh album
• Puppet Master (gaming), a person running an online game or creating puzzles based on fictional characters in an alternative reality
• The Puppet Masters, a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Puppet Masters (film), a film based on the above novel
• Puppet Master Application, an application for mobile devices
• Puppet Master, a hacker in Ghost in the Shell who's code name is Project 2501
• Puppet Master was the original name of the DC Comics villain Puppeteer (comics).
• Master of Puppets, a 1986 heavy metal album by Metallica
• Puppet Master (Fantastic Four episode), an episode from the 2006 Fantastic Four cartoon series.

A Puppet Master is a term used to describe something or someone's official or de facto controller. The term is used in politics to describe a person who is effectivly controlling another politians decisions and using them to their own advantage. The term is often used as a derogatory remark.

The Puppet Master, real name Phillip Masters, is a supervillain in the Fantastic Four comics. His first appearance was in Fantastic Four volume 1 #8. His origin was told in Marvel Team-Up volume 1 #6.