The Unkindness of Ravens were inspired by figures from Norse and Celtic mythology such as the Valkyries and The Morrígan. Filming took place during 2014 in Fife, Edinburgh, and Perthshire, and moved into post-production in 2015. To help with costs, Brewster opened a crowdfunding campaign through Kickstarter, with the goal to raise £40,000. The campaign was successful and marked the first Scottish crowdfunding campaign to raise such a large amount of money and the highest funded British horror film on Kickstarter. Horror film critic Kim Newman reviewed "The Unkindness of Ravens", writing that it was "a demanding, complicated film which might well require repeat
Philippine mythical creatures believed by the people of Western Visayas, while the "malakat" is endemic to Waray areas in Eastern Visayas. Other examples of ethnic-inclusiveness of mythical creatures in the Philippines is the "ragit-ragit" which is believed to live only in the islands of Romblon, while "sarangay" is only believed to thrive in Ibanag lands. Due to modern influences, some mythical creatures that were originally ethnically-endemic are now believed by other ethnic groups as well. An example is the "tiyanak" which used to be believed by the Tagalog people only. Today, majority of Filipinos know what a "tiyanak" is, and therefore, its influence