Could there possibly be a better Halloween week than one in which the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze is featured on The Martha Stewart Show? Well, actually, there could be: a Halloween week like this one where Blaze and Historic Hudson Valley will be featured not once, but twice!

If you're not home during the morning hours, set your Tivo for Martha on Monday, at 11 a.m. on NBC, when Blaze creative director Michael Natiello joins Martha in her studio to carve a truly spectacular life-size skeleton.

Then, on Wednesday, watch again as Martha hosts a dinner party for Historic Hudson Valley.

In the meantime, you can check out a preview of the episodes by clicking here.

Round 3 of the Blaze YouTube Video Contest is in the history books. The judges report this week's competition was the toughest yet, but, after careful deliberation, the honors - and the iPod, courtesy of WHUD Radio - goes to Jerry Stephens.

Congrats to Jerry, who took a somewhat unconventional approach to the task. Those of you who are still working on your videos, get them in by midnight Tuesday (meaning the end o' the evening Tuesday) for a chance to win an iPod touch in the FINAL week of the Blaze YouTube Video Contest.

Now, take a look at Jerry's creation.

Heading into Halloween week, it's time to say hello to our next carver, Barbara Green, who joins us for the first time.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

BG: In addition to carving pumpkins, I am a Buddhist Priest.

BB: Very cool. What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2008?
BG: Simple faces - mostly smiling.

BB: Can you sum up Blaze in three words?
BG: Wow...Wow...Wow!

BB: True, true, true. OK, can you offer some advice for the casual carver?
BG: Just jump right in and get started, and maybe draw the design on the pumpkin before you begin carving.

BB: What's the best music to listen to while carving?
BG: I don't have a preference.

BB: Got a pumpkin haiku to share?
BG: Lit pumpkins smile -
Light up the crisp dark evening
Can you hear them laugh?

BB: Excellent. So what's your favorite thing about Halloween?
BG: Blaze.

BB: Good answer. Pumpkin pie...a la mode, no a la mode, or no way?
BG: No a la mode.

BB: If pumpkins could talk, what would they say?
BG: Who took my seeds?

BB: If you weren't spending October carving pumpkins, what would you be doing?
BG: Cleaning out my garage!

BB: Thank you, Barbara!

The judges are in the midst of doing their thing, carefully choosing who has earned an iPod touch from this week's Blaze YouTube Video Contest, the THIRD given away courtesy of those Halloween-loving ghouls over at WHUD. I'm told picking a winner in this week's contest is shaping up to be the toughest choice yet.

But next week's contest - the fourth and final - should be interesting as well, as there are already entries submitted, and the deadline isn't until Tuesday at midnight. So, for all of you heading to the big Blaze this weekend - and I know there are thousands and thousands of you doing so cause tickets have been long gone for weeks and Craigslist is filled with desperate pleas - bring that camera and upload your work to YouTube.

What have you got to lose? Nothing, and what have you got to win? An iPod touch, as I hope you know by now.

Speaking of video and all things very cool, did you see Martha Stewart's version of a Blaze YouTube video from last year? Why do I mention Martha Stewart? Could she possibly be featuring the Blaze again this year? Stay tuned, and in the meantime, click below to see some Blaze Martha magic.