The film is rooted in the 15th-century folklore of Sawney Bean , the supposed head of an incestuous, cannibalistic clan living in a cave in Ayrshire.
This legend also served as the primary inspiration for Wes Craven's horror classic The Hills Have Eyes . Sawney: Flesh of Man image
The story behind the image for (also known as Lord of Darkness ) is a modern-day reimagining of the gruesome Scottish legend of Sawney Bean . In this horror film, the last descendant of the infamous Bean clan stalks modern Scotland to continue his family's 400-year-old legacy of cannibalism. The film is rooted in the 15th-century folklore