# What stories about ferrypersons of the dead would you recommend? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [December 10, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366 "2023-12-10T14:49:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/1 "2023-12-10T14:49:38Z")
I’ve been listening to the _Desert Skies_ podcast and watching the anime series _Death Parade_, both about modern day versions of Charon, the ferryman of the dead from Greek mythology. I’m enjoying them both, and it seems to me like the topic has room for stories of all kinds. Are there any that you all have enjoyed, whether novels, short stories, TV shows, podcasts, or any other type of media? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/2 "2023-12-10T15:06:16Z")
Davy Jones in the _Pirates of the Caribbean_ sequels is a ferryman of a specific kind of dead. I enjoyed Nighy’s portrayal. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/3 "2023-12-10T15:08:32Z")
Well, _Meet Joe Black_ would be an obvious choice. Decent movie. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/4 "2023-12-10T15:23:26Z")
[That Hellbound Train](https://www.docdroid.net/M6eqC5H/bloch-robert-that-hellbound-train-pdf#page=3) by Robert Bloch (of _Psycho_ fame). ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/5 "2023-12-10T15:24:49Z")
“The Mortal Remains” from _The Ballad of Buster Scruggs_ might qualify. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/6 "2023-12-10T15:46:47Z")
Definitely [Terry Pratchett’s death series](https://www.goodreads.com/series/109516-death). The funniest example of the genre IMO ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/7 "2023-12-10T20:07:15Z")
“Dead Like Me” ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/8 "2023-12-10T20:11:05Z")
Neil Gaiman’s [American Gods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gods) has a couple such characters with extended presence in the story. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-about-ferrypersons-of-the-dead-would-you-recommend/994366/9 "2023-12-10T22:23:35Z")
As a spin-off from _Sandman_, Neil Gaiman also wrote _Death: the High Cost of Living_