Death

I recently read Neil Gaiman's "Absolute Sandman, Volume 2", which I procured from the local library. While the Sandman himself (the Lord of Dreams) is the focus of the story, I found myself rather more interested in his sister, Death (call me crazy, but I thought Sandman came off as a bit of a prick here and there.) Death is a rather interesting character. We all know what Death does, but Sandman put a different spin on Death that was radically different from the traditional skeleton in a black robe with a scythe.

I began to toy around with the idea of Death personified, and came up with some interesting results. Incidentally, shortly after reading Sandman, my fiance and I started watching a show called "Dead Like Me" on Netflix, in which the main character George dies and is brought back as a Grim Reaper. It's a really great show and is worth a rental if you like a good story with some comedy and drama mixed in.

I took a film course in college, the theme of which was Death and Dying in Film (I don't recall the exact title of the class.) We saw lots of movies which are now endeared to me. Harold and Maude, Death in Venice, and a few others. I seem to have developed something of a fascination with Death recently. Not in a morbid way, just a curiosity of sorts. It's funny what we find inspiring sometimes.