Reta's face became covered in tattoo markings. (Prosecutors say during his trial Reta used make-up to cover the facial markings.) And both sported tattoos of "Santa Muerte, " the Grim Reaper-like pseudo-saint worshipped by drug traffickers.

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To modern eyes, the scythe may be best known from images of the Grim Reaper and Father Time--or as a weapon used by Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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The player controls a new-in-the-job Grim Reaper, spreading misery and plague across 17th century England.

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The police suicide specialist called to the scene, Lydia (Elizabeth Banks) has her own set of problems: She recently failed to talk another ex-cop off the Brooklyn Bridge, so she's dubbed "the grim reaper" by her less-enlightened colleagues.

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Mark Newhouse, who runs Corning's new-business development operation, often serves as the grim reaper.

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