Marc Hughes, the larger-than-life presenter of the supernatural investigation TV show Paranormal Takedown, is in Shropshire visiting his friend Jack who claims that the Devil is active in the county.  Alongside co-host Emilie Daniels, Marc has decided to make a special edition about the weird goings-on but upon arrival in the county he starts to realise that the stories he is hearing are stranger and darker than he imagined.  Catch up with part one of the drama here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/12499890 Content warning : this podcast contains swearing, suggestions of peril and references to violence , death and injury.  In the Best of Men by Amy Boucher you can hear, in order of appearance Tiffany Clare as Emilie  Alex White as Marc Carl Wharton as Jack Amy Boucher as the woman in the pub Chris Gregory as 'Owd Scratch Emily Inkpen as Laura  Other parts are played by members of the cast  Music, sound design, production and editing are by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories Casting and actor direction is by Chris Gregory and Amy Boucher Sound effects are by Alternative Stories and from Freesound.org The script for The Best of Men is by Amy Boucher and may not be reproduced in whole or in part other than with the permission of the author.   You can find out more about our writer Amy Boucher by visiting her blog here https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/ And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/g0blinegg   You can follow Alternative Stories on social media here  Twitter https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ And contact us by email here [email protected]    Find out more about our lead actors, and hire them to voice your podcast or drama  Tiffany Clare  https://twitter.com/TiffanyEclair Alex White  https://twitter.com/alexwhiteactor Carl Wharton https://twitter.com/carlwharton  Emily Inkpen is the writer of our science fiction serial drama The Dex Legacy.  Find out more and listen here https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ If you've enjoyed The Best of Men please check out our other folklore and folk horror productions via this Podchaser playlist https://www.podchaser.com/lists/folklore-folk-horror-and-fairytale-on-alternative-stories-107a9Gdi9h We'd also  like to recommend another podcast we think you'll enjoy - The Spectre of the Sea is by  Owen Staton and Bethan Briggs Miller and features folklore, legend and history from the Welsh coastline.  Listen and find out more here. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spe… https://twitter.com/spectre_sea   We always appreciate ratings and reviews so if you have enjoyed this edition please rate or review the podcast on apple podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser or any podcast app that accepts ratings.  Support the show Support the show