This article's content is accurate to the most recent public game version, 0.4.8d.
"Alice's charming speciality~."
Cost: 2 MP
Source: Alice - Starting skill.
Macabre Puppetry is a spell with a 50% chance to inflict the 
Charmed (Strong) status effect against one enemy target.
Charming an enemy allows you to focus on their other teammates while the Charmed enemy keeps attacking their allies and themselves. Unfortunately some enemies, such as bosses, are resistant to it.
The following enemies can cast Macabre Puppetry: