Scotland's history is filled with horrific tales of bloody murders, assassinations and battles, but one tale, in particular, served as the inspiration behind one of the most terrifying films ever made. The Hills Have Eyes director Wes Craven has even confirmed that the story of Sawney Bean and his cannibal clan of Scots led to the creation of the 70s classic.
The popular Horror director reportedly came across the gory details of the cave-dwelling clan, and its maniacal leader Alexander 'Sawney' Bean while searching for source material for the cult film in a New York library.
There he discovered that Alexander had begun a relatively normal life in East Lothian during the 1500s, however, it would only be a few decades before he was said to be leading a 50-strong clan of people eaters who operated from a cave in Ayrshire.
