When it comes to collecting the debt of the living, the grim reaper cannot be reasoned with. All men who face him may have different souls, yet there is only one fate they will face.

With a black cloak covering his skeleton figure and a scythe in hand, it’s easy to frightened by the grim reapers’ presence.

However, this personification of death didn’t appear to the world until 1947 in England.

Since then, many legends and myths have claimed different meanings but for the most part, all are revolve around death.

For instance, there’s Reapers’ black cloak, a color that has long symbolized the morning and death.

Not to mention, the scythe, though some tales claim he originally carried a crossbow or spear. When you consider that it was a tool for cutting grain and grass, it serves as an eerily reminder of yet another year of death. Plus, just as crops harvested so are the souls as they make their way into the afterlife.

In most of the popular designs you may also notice an hourglass clutched in the Reapers’ hands. If you think about it, it represents the idea that our days alive are numbered. Or in other words, time is running out as the sand slowly reaches the bottom.

Go ahead and discover the mystery with these top 70 best grim reaper tattoos for men. You’ll find cool designs featuring the Reaper on his pale horse to menacing scythes and skulls.

Seen here is a grim reaper tattoo that is unmistakably reminiscent of death. His dark, hooded cloak conceals all of his skeletal frame except for his two hands. This gives off a feeling of not only great mystery but, even more so, great uncertainty, which leads to fear. This is particularly true in the way that the reaper’s face is not showing. A faceless evil can certainly be perceived as more threatening than one whose face is exposed. In this reaper’s left hand he holds a large, sharpened scythe. This tool is quite commonly seen in depictions of the grim reaper. It adds an additional sense of danger and threat to this altogether terrifying image.