Why Is It Always Bill?

Why do I always seem to find the Grim Reaper associated in some way with the name Bill? I've already told you about Bill Door, but that's not the only one.

The Mighty Boosh, Season 1, Episode 3: Howard Moon dies after being mistaken for a terminally ill gorilla and is being driven to Monkey Hell. What is the name of his dark, robed, skeletal taxi driver from beyond the Styx? Bill, of course.

In Meet Joe Black, Death takes a man's body to experience the world through human eyes. Who does he pick to be his guide? Wealthy businessman Bill Parish (Anthony Hopkins).

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey not only has Death in it, but he's played by William Sadler. Coincidence?! Yeah, probably, but it's still fun to point out.

Of course we can't forget The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy where the Grim Reaper, after loosing a bet, is forced to become friends for life with the two children mentioned in the title.

Even the unspectacularly drawn and often twisted webcomic, Cyanide and Happiness, managed to work in a Bill/Death combo: