The Bean family made a hasty retreat back to their hideout, as the man explained to the crowd what had happened. Her horrified husband fought back even harder and was lucky that 30 or so other revellers from the fayre came along the path. Unfortunately his wife lost her balance and fell from the horse, to be instantly butchered by the female cannibals, who ripped out her entrails and started to feast on her blood. The husband put a furious struggle with his sword and pistol and managed to plough through the villainous host.
They were finally discovered by fortunate chance: A man and his wife were returning from a local fayre on horseback - the man in front with his wife behind - when they were ambushed by the Bean family. It was estimated that in their 25-year reign of terror they had killed more than a thousand men women and children. The tide passed right into the mouth of the cave, which went almost a mile into the cliffs. Sawney's family had by now grown very large and were confident they would not be discovered: the cave that they had chosen had kept them well hidden from prying eyes. These were washed up on distant and local beaches, much to the horror of the coastal communities. Their reign of terror did not go unnoticed: for hundreds of people went missing over the years, and the Beans became so successful in their butchery that they cast unwanted limbs into the sea. In time their family grew to an incestuous gang of 46 sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters. Having no means to make a living they set up home in a sea cave in Galloway supporting themselves by robbing and murdering travellers and locals, and surviving on their victim's pickled and salted flesh. He began life as a hedger and ditcher, but, being prone to idleness and inclined towards dishonesty he ran away from home with a woman who was as viciously inclined as himself. Sawney Bean was born in the late 14th century, in a small East Lothian village not ten miles from Edinburgh. Although the book is fictional it is based upon the true story of Sawney Bean and " his family "
This is Frank Frazetta's cover for a book called " The Flesh Eaters " by L.A.
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