

Bean met a woman named "Black" Agnes who was already ostracized by society due to accusations of witchcraft. Sawney Bean was born was Alexander Bean in 16th century Scotland. Closer to the Jupiter family than the Sawyers, the family in Wrong Turn have taken to incestuous practices to continue their bloodline, which fits into part of the legend of Sawney Bean.

The three cannibals in Wrong Turn-Saw Tooth, One Eye, and Three Finger-got more of a backstory in future installments, with Wrong Turn 4 serving as a prequel to the series. Similarly, the Jupiter family from The Hills Have Eyes have become completely independent in the Nevada desert and prey on those who camp or get stranded away from where anyone will find them or could come to their aid. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre revolves around the Sawyer family, who live in rural Texas and run a gas station-they run a slaughterhouse and have " always been in meat". While mostly a legend, the story of Sawney Bean is a dark, fascinating tale of real-life cannibalism and brutality that likely played into McElroy's notion of Three-Finger and his cannibal kin. In fact, many cannibal horror movies tend to fixate around a family or individual that have adapted the practice of killing and eating people to sustain their autonomy in a rural area, such as the desert or the deep wilderness. Even so, some of the most well-known titles, such as Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyesand Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre have drawn from the same tale for inspiration.

Related: Why Wrong Turn 2 Has The Franchise's Best KillĬannibal movies have changed over time, as many sub-genres do. The original movie was the only installment to get a theatrical release the rest were launched in a direct to video format. McElroy, the first movie starred Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Jeremy Sisto as a group of travelers who end up meeting in the West Virginia back country after the cannibal family sabotage their cars and leave them vulnerable to being hunted. Beginning in 2003 from director Rob Schmidt and writer Alan B. With six films in the movie franchise to date and Wrong Turn 7 on the way, the Wrong Turn franchise has been something of a sleeper hit with horror fans. The Wrong Turnmovie franchise found some inspiration from the legend of a real man who was rumored to be a cannibal in Scotland during the 16th century.
