Is that a hole in a Ben Heck's chest? You can see right through him and out the other side. The trick is that he's mounted a camera on his back linked to an LCD screen mounted on his chest. So as he moves around, the view on his chest matches the view behind him. The brilliant touch? He's turned it into a costume shirt for the video game Portal where characters move through puzzle-like complexes by creating holes that teleport them to hard-to-reach areas. Aperture science is real and can now be harnessed for the power of candy on Halloween! Watch the latest episode of his brilliant video podcast to see how it's all done and learn how you can make your own.

The parents I've spoken to tell me that zombies are very popular amongst the wee folk, that it's not just teens and adults who have become infected by zombie culture. Perhaps that explains this elaborate sequence from a Japanese television show in which actors and crew put on a fairly convincing attack on the streets for three little kids who are encouraged to play-act or accept it all as real. After the screaming and panic on the streets, a host leads the kids to retreat into a nearby apartment where they are given traps and weapons to fight against a moaning, shuffling zombie out to get them. A little overboard? Would a more friendlier monster have been any more traumatic? While their are subtitles, unfortunately they've been added as speech bubbles. 

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I've received a number of requests for fun Halloween games this week, including several from people looking for the wisecracking Halloween Hangman game I featured years ago, so I've gathered up five fun, free Halloween games that suitable for all ages. Enjoy and thanks for the kind feedback. [More]