I remember this one dream, at least, where a guy I knew was chasing me all over my hometown, and eventually he caught me and stabbed me, and I woke up a split second after I "died".

(FWIW, the guy in my dream was an utter psycho in real life, and did try to kill me twice!

)
Part of what Yonkey said led me to another question. Do people here tend to have more first-person dreams (i. e., seeing through your own eyes) or third-person dreams (i. e. seeing yourself in the dream).
I tend to have more third-person dreams. In fact, I've had dreams where I wasn't in the dream at all! (At least, not in any form recognizable as myself.)
Peace & Luv, Liz