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 of Mount Makiling in Laguna province. "Engkanto" (sometimes spelled "Encanto") is an umbrella term for most supernatural beings. The common connotation is that they are fairies who reside primarily in the forests and the sea. They can also be called "encantado" (male) or "encantada" (female). Duwende are goblins, hobgoblins, elves or dwarfs ("Spanish": "duende" ""goblin, elf, charm"" < ""duen de (casa)"", "owner of the house"). They are little creatures who can provide good fortune or bad fate to people. In the pre-colonial Philippines they were called mangalo and were believed to cause the death of children by eating their bowels.