All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain..we can be like they are
Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man...
Blue Oyster Cult

Man, what were these guys thinking?  I'm sorry, but if you take a 7 ft tall skeletal creature bearing a big sharp farm implement, and you bet yer arse I'll fear the Reaper.

The Reaper was my first quasi-animated prop in 2000.  His body is made from a PVC frame, similar to Malcolm Little's Yard Boys.  The shoulders are made out of PVC, and the head is mounted on an oscillating fan, so it turns back and forth.  The pictures below are from 2000 and 2001.  Pardon the quality of the construction pics, they were taken with my old digital camera, and look it.