Grim Reaper

Grim Reaper in the Sims
When someone dies, the Grim Reaper will appear. If another family member wants to, they can plead with Death to spare the deceased's life. If Death is in a bad mood, he will take the corpse anyway; if Death is in a good mood, he will play rock, paper, scissors with that Sim. If the Sims wins, the deceased is brought back to life for a second chance, but if the Sim loses, Death will either take the corpse or be nice and turn the deceased into a zombie. A zombie has a bluish hue and has no personality points, but otherwise is a normal Sim. However, there is no way to save someone who has drowned, so be warned.

If you have at least six Jack-o-lanterns outside your house, you will occasionally get a visit from Death. He appears with his usual theme song, knocks on your door and then runs away and disappears.