Today is Halloween for most of the world. Bing posted this up earlier in the week to no doubt honor the occasion. Ugh, I remember when vampires used to be cool - back in 1987 when Castlevania first came out on the scene. Forget Twilight; it was all about Simon and his whip, the Vampire Killer.

Here is a funny but decidedly creepy new commercial from Microsoft, in its ongoing marketing campaign to push its Bing search service.Titled "Vampire Decision Engine," the software giant taps into vampire mania, playing into Halloween and the next chapter in the "Twilight" movie series, "New Moon," set to debut in November.Load up on garlic, Google!