grim
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"Some of the brides used very dark imagery, including images of the Grim Reaper. We weren't really expecting to see dramatic images like this," Thomas says.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
One thing to be said in favor of the Grim Reaper: His taste in literature is pretty sound.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
“The look of those boys in the Third Act reveal is based on the Jeoseung saja, the Grim Reaper Korean mythology,” Chris Appelhans, who co-wrote and co-directed the movie with Maggie Kang, told Salon.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025
Likewise, I never heard from dozens of other men whose profiles appealed to me online, but either they proved to be the Grim Reaper or ghosted me when we were to meet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
If the woman at Cape Fear was actually the Grim Reaper, then I need to prepare for my time of death to be moved up approximately thirty years.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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