The tale of Sawney Bean, arguably Scotland's most shocking and gruesome legend, was said to have taken place on the usually idyllic coast of the south-west. The most commonly told account of Sawney ...

Every tourist town needs some local personality to advertise/exploit. Bonn, Germany has Beethoven. Soweto, South Africa has Nelson Mandela. Edinburgh, Scotland has the faithful dog Greyfriars Bobby ...

SCOTTISH historic folklore is full of grizzly tales of death and murder ranging from Burke and Hare to the mysteries of Mary King’s Close but none inspire the imagination and send shivers down the ...

11:45, Tue, Sep 22, 2015 Updated: 11:47, Tue, Sep 22, 2015 Nearly 50 people living in a cave and living off passing travellers by robbing, killing, butchering and eating them. The legend of Alexander ...

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FORGET Silence of the Lambs or Friday The Thirteenth. If you are born in Scotland you grow up inured to stories of madmen and murderers. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you ...

The horror film the Hills Have Eyes is considered to be one of the scariest ever made, however the story that inspired it is far more terrifying. According to the film's director Wes Craven, the 70s ...