Dreams of grim reapers are much more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, much less related to unnamed people, and much less related to strangers.

Dreams of grim reapers are more related to grief and sorrow and much more related to fear than dreams in general. They are less related to sadness, much less related to embarrassment, and less related to pain.

Dreams of grim reapers are much more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are much less related to home, less related to work, and much less related to human-made places.

Grim reaper dreams are much more related to death than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, much less related to friendly acts, and much less related to sex.

Grim reaper dreams are more related to lucid dreams, more related to nightmares, and more related to recurring dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams, less related to vivid dreams, and less related to good dreams.

Grim reaper dreams are more related to vision than dreams in general. They are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience grim reapers in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about grim reapers in dreams. See how you feel about grim reapers now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. A Grim Reaper character can appear in dreams to give a stern warning or symbolize something related to death, such as fear of it or flirting with it. As with all dream symbolism, the meaning depends on the context and how you react. If the sight of the Grim Reaper strikes fear into you, then the symbolism is more likely to be related to a fear related to death, mortality, or making a big mistake. But also consider the implications if you aren’t afraid of Grimmy. For example, a man dreams he’s in a store and takes out the trash. On his way back he sees the Grim Reaper and, unafraid, strikes up a conversation. Grimmy loses the hood and scythe and now appears as a normal man. The dreamer starts making smart-ass remarks, and Grimmy says, “Why do you mock me?” The question makes the dreamer uncomfortable, so he tries to go back into the store, but Grimmy grabs his arm and asks more forcefully, “Why do you mock me?” The dreamer doesn’t have an answer. The Reaper laughs sardonically and says, “Go grab some beer so I can cook with it!” The clues that reveal the meaning of this dream are in plain sight. A store is connected with making choices. Taking out the trash is connected with throwing something away—in this case, the dreamer’s life. The night before the dream, he had a few drinks at a bar and drove home. He didn’t feel too buzzed, but in the back of his mind he knew he was taking a risk. Basically, he mocked death, and that explains his action of mocking the Grim Reaper. The Reaper’s comment about getting more beer so he can cook with it symbolizes the dreamer’s perception about his flippant attitude toward the dangers of drinking and driving. It’s a very dramatic way of making the point, so next time he’s in the same situation he’ll take a cab or ask for a ride. Death can mean the end of a relationship or time of life, or loss of something important, so the Grim Reaper can embody it. To be symbolized as Grimmy, the end or loss is probably pretty dramatic. The Grim Reaper can symbolize a rejected, repressed, or estranged part of yourself, which take on strange, distorted, and frightening form in dreams. See: Strangers Also consider the “grim” part. In the image of the Grim Reaper you could be seeing a pessimistic, gloomy, or morbid side of yourself. See also: Creatures, Death, Ghosts, Cemeteries, Monsters