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Andrew (Jamie Scott Gordon) is a homeless war veteran who has been experiencing terrifying flashbacks of his time in the Army, flashbacks that contain visions of imposing raven-like creatures. These flashbacks are so intimidating that Andrew has developed a phobia of ravens and as a result he travels
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to come to terms with his past and his fears. However he soon discovers that this is easier said than done, as this move will bring him face to face with a supernatural force known only as the Raven Warriors.
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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.
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also wrote a review, commenting that the film had its flaws but that there was "a lot to admire here" and praised its "impressive visuals bolstered by a fantastic lead performance".
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In November 2015 Brewster released a promotional video showing people dressed in raven costumes from the film pranking walkers and sightseers in Scotland.
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as a veteran who comes face to face with demonic ravens. The film had its world premiere on 27 August 2016 at the
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While developing the film Daly and Brewster were inspired by figures from
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as one of their "10 Must-See Independent Horror Films of 2016".
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This article is about the Scottish film. For the 1985 book, see
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Michael Brewster as 'The Ravens Are Coming' Lost Soul
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An Unkindness of Ravens

Lawrie Brewster
Jamie Scott Gordon
Scotland
United Kingdom
horror film
Lawrie Brewster
Jamie Scott Gordon
London FrightFest Film Festival
Bloody Disgusting
Scottish Highlands
Jamie Scott Gordon
Norse
Celtic mythology
Valkyries
The Morrígan
Fife
Edinburgh
Perthshire
crowdfunding
Kickstarter
£

adding to it
Kim Newman
SciFiNow
"Frightfest schedule"
"Get Ready for THE UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS"
"The Unkindness Of Ravens is "an unimaginable battle for survival""

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