Cave-dwelling 'Hills Have Eyes' inbred cannibal clan 'ambushed and ate 1,000 passersby'
dailystar.co.ukREAD MORE: 'Mysterious plane crash wreckage' in Death Valley spotted by Google Maps usersThe cult classic was apparently loosely based on the story of Alexander ‘Sawney’ Bean and his 45-member clan.As Halloween approaches, the movie may well appear in the TV schedules.
But few people will realise the frightening flick has its roots in the twisted tale of the Beans, a man-eating mob said to have mauled thousands of people to death before eating them.
Craven reportedly came across the legend while searching for source material in a New York library.His movie follows a family who become stranded in a barren atomic zone inhabited by cannibalistic mutants with a taste for blood.While many believe the Sawney story to be true, some historians have doubts about its validity.Nevertheless, it remains part of Scottish folklore and was grisly enough to catch Craven's eye.According to legend, Sawney was born in East Lothian in the 1500s.
He led a normal life and tried to follow in his dad's footsteps by becoming a ditch digger and hedge trimmer, but soon realised the work was not for him.He left home and got together with a woman called "Black" Agnes Douglas and the couple made their home in a dark, dingy cave near Ballantrae, on the Ayrshire coast.The pair, who lived off the land, had six daughters, eight sons, 14 granddaughters, and 18 grandsons.
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