10 Best Horror Movies "About" Birds According to Collider

"Birds and horror go way back. From harpies in Greek mythology to the predatory rocks of Arabic folklore, from Odin's ravens to the one crying "Nevermore!" in Edgar Allan Poe's poem, birds have often been associated with the occult and the grim. In literature, they are frequently portrayed as bad omens, sometimes even harbingers of death. This is reflected in language too: a murder of crows, an unkindness of ravens. To be fair, these myths emerged because many birds are creepy. Vultures circle the dying, crows do eat rotting meat, and, perhaps most unnerving of all, some birds like parrots can mimic human speech. It's interesting how many horror films reproduce this symbolism around birds. Even today, movies like Hereditary feature scenes where a bird flies into a window, hinting at more grim events to come. Indeed, our fine feathered foes have made many memorable appearances in horror movies, from the entertaining to the downright terrifying." - collider.com