Pitlochry horror barber’s business idea was a demon

A barber is celebrating 15 years of scaring unsuspecting tourists with his horror-themed shop.

Sweeney Todd in Pitlochry specialises in haircuts and hot shaves with a difference.

Taking its inspiration from the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, customers at the Bonnethill Road business are served by staff wearing “blood-stained” overalls.

Outside the store stands a life-like Freddy Krueger model or sometimes that of other murderous antihero Pinhead, from the Hellraiser films.

This provides good fun for passing tourists who make up a large part of the clientele, says owner Will Robertson, 41.

“Pitlochry is such a tourist town, I get lots of trade from all over the world,” he said.

“At the shop we put the wig on and the bloody gown. It’s just a bit of fun for them. It’s like the models we have outside. Their eyes and head move and they can talk.

“So when they stop to pose for a picture and put their arm around the figure, they get the fright of their lives. The locals find it hysterical when unsuspecting tourists go past.”

A gangster-themed barber’s in Perth is also planned he added.