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* ''Series/ElInternadoLasCumbres'': Crows and ravens are the series's {{Animal Motif|s}}. The plot involves an ancient secret society called "Nido del Cuervo" (Crow/Raven's Nest) accused of human sacrifices. Their members wear hooded cloaks and masks that make them resemble crows. A little girl sings, "evil black bird, the devil's servant" while jumping rope. Often a crow will land in the window to a room where something bad will happen.
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* ''Franchise/TheCrow'', both the [[Film/TheCrow film]] and the [[Comicbook/TheCrow graphic novel]] version, has the bird as a kind of guide and familiar to the undead avenger protagonist. In the film version, if the crow dies the avenger becomes mortal again but doesn't lose his other powers.

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* ''Franchise/TheCrow'', both the [[Film/TheCrow [[Film/TheCrow1994 film]] and the [[Comicbook/TheCrow graphic novel]] version, has the bird as a kind of guide and familiar to the undead avenger protagonist. In the film version, if the crow dies the avenger becomes mortal again but doesn't lose his other powers.

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* ''Film/{{Goyokin}}'' (and the ForeignRemake ''The Master Gunfighter''). A woman returns to her village to find it abandoned except for the crows, which are played up for maximum creepiness. The villagers were actually massacred by the local lord and their bodies disposed off, but three years later the legend is that the villagers were taken by evil crow spirits, and the SoleSurvivor plays this up (to discourage men from trying to abuse her) by claiming she was immune to the crows thanks to her magic powers. The trope is combined with DisturbedDoves as crows continue to appear throughout the movie, especially the climatic sword fight between the hero and the BigBad.



* At the start of ''Film/TheMasterGunfighter'', an Indian woman returns to her village to find it abandoned except for the crows. The villagers were actually massacred by the local landowner and their bodies disposed off, but three years later the legend is that the villagers were taken by crow spirits, and the SoleSurvivor plays this up (to discourage men from trying to abuse her) by claiming she was immune to the crows thanks to her magic powers.
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* At the start of ''Film/TheMasterGunfighter'', an Indian woman returns to her village to find it abandoned except for the crows. The villagers were actually massacred by the local landowner and their bodies disposed off, but three years later the legend is that the villagers were taken by crow spirits, and the SoleSurvivor plays this up (to discourage men from trying to abuse her) by saying she was immune to their power.

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* At the start of ''Film/TheMasterGunfighter'', an Indian woman returns to her village to find it abandoned except for the crows. The villagers were actually massacred by the local landowner and their bodies disposed off, but three years later the legend is that the villagers were taken by crow spirits, and the SoleSurvivor plays this up (to discourage men from trying to abuse her) by saying claiming she was immune to their power.the crows thanks to her magic powers.
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* At the start of ''Film/TheMasterGunfighter'', an Indian woman returns to her village to find it abandoned except for the crows. The villagers were actually massacred by the local landowner and their bodies disposed off, but three years later the legend is that the villagers were taken by crow spirits, and the SoleSurvivor plays this up (to discourage men from trying to abuse her) by saying she was immune to their power.

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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': [[https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/115/crow-of-dark-tidings Crow of Dark Tidings]] forces you to discard two of your cards when it enters play, and its art shows it staring balefully at the viewer.
-->"Well, this can't be a good sign."

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[[https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/115/crow-of-dark-tidings Crow of Dark Tidings]] forces you to discard two of your cards when it enters play, and its art shows it staring balefully at the viewer.
-->"Well, --->"Well, this can't be a good sign.""
** [[https://scryfall.com/card/otj/101/raven-of-fell-omens Raven of Fell Omens]], a bird with purple-tinged wings and glowing eyes, allows the player to steal one point of life from their opponent whenever the player commits a crime (that is, use a card action to target something controlled by the opponent).
--->''A raven sighted at midnight often means there's unkindness on the way.''
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicKey'': The Rook King from the episode of the same name is an evil anthropomorphic rook (a kind of bird closely related to crows) with sorcerous powers who keeps normal (non-anthropomorphic) rooks around as his minions.
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* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Ominously, a flock of ravens arrive at the Dreaming shortly before the Kindly Ones begin destroying it, and are happy to feed on the carrion left behind. Their roles as portents of doom (via their allegiances to figures like Morrigan and Odin) are also discussed.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhite'': The Wicked Queen has an unnamed raven for a pet that’s often seen perched on a skull in her workshop. Downplayed as the raven is less an object of fear and is actually shown to be quite frightened of [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the Queen herself.]]
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* ''VideoGame/FearAndHunger'': The Crow Mauler is, naturally, a man with a crow's head and a spiked club where one of his arms should be. He is also one of the most dangerous enemies in the game, [[SuperPersistentPredator chasing you throughout the dungeons]] and being able to [[OneHitKill peck your head off and instantly end your run]], to the extent that the game warns you with "A terrifying presence has entered the room..." when he spawns.
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* In ''Dracula The Unconquered'' issue #1, Dracula escapes the Tower of London, when a swarm of crows descends on him and his companion, miss Thalia. The girl thinks the crows are Dracula's doing, but it's actually the work of a giant ghostly, plae blue crow with a crown on its head. The crow acts as the warden of the Tower of London, and is magically bound to the place.

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* In ''Dracula The Unconquered'' issue #1, Dracula escapes the Tower of London, when a swarm of crows descends on him and his companion, miss Thalia. The girl thinks the crows are Dracula's doing, but it's actually the work of a giant ghostly, plae pale blue crow with a crown on its head. The crow acts as the warden of the Tower of London, and is magically bound to the place.

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