Every October, the Make: editorial Slack fills up with links. Someone posts a skeleton that carves pumpkins, someone else answers with a 30-foot marionette, and by Halloween we have a full haunted house worth of inspiration. Here are some of the builds that keep resurfacing in the channel, from animatronics and yard-scale puppets to costumes […]
Sebastian Staacks from There Oughta Be built an LED mask that can change into any face using matrix panels, a Raspberry Pi Pico, and zip ties.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 @ 4 PM Pacific Time Join us live for a chat with the authors of Make: Volume 98 about getting out of the workshop and putting rubber to the road for our Action issue! Engineer and inventor Saul Griffith will show off his all-wheel-drive, electric go-cart that’s just as fun to […]
Tis the season… to spook the neighborhood. Here’s how to make five haunted halloween props for your house of horrors.
Annie Robertson, AKA Blacklillybee, channels a spooky world of tiny scares and miniature wonders.
Whether you’re looking for an easy last-minute Halloween prop for your haunted house, an over-the-top elaborate cosplay project, or a kid-friendly toy, we’ve got something for everybody.
Add movement to your wolf mask — without motors.
