158: The Gray Man Ghost of Pawleys Island
Avery After Dark
Avery Ross
4.8 • 746 Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
We know one thing, he has been credited with saving lives as he is known to appear to residents and visitors of incoming hurricanes. Those who take his warning seriously and leave the island will often come home to find their homes undamaged
Lets discuss the legend of The Gray Man, one of the most unique and amazing ghostly tales you will ever hear!
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| 0:00.0 | I am so glad you're here. This is Avery After Dark, and I'm your host, Avery Ross, and and boy oh boy, do I have an eerie story for you. |
| 0:23.2 | Have you heard of the Grey Man of Polly's Island? |
| 0:25.9 | This is one of my all-time favorite hauntings. |
| 0:29.8 | The gray man is a ghostly figure that roams the beaches of Polly's Island, South Carolina, ahead of major storms. |
| 0:40.6 | And sightings of his ghost go back 200 years. |
| 0:48.2 | Who is he? No one knows for sure, but he's been credited with saving lives. He warns residents to evacuate, and those who do are often spared harm, and their homes will go untouched. There have been hundreds of sightings of his ghost, |
| 0:56.9 | and the stories of encounters with him are crazy. |
| 1:00.7 | Let's get right into the story. |
| 1:02.4 | I want you to get cozy. |
| 1:04.1 | Grab your blankies, grab your snacks. |
| 1:06.4 | It's about to get very spooky. |
| 1:08.8 | This is the ghost of Polly's Island. The most famous ghost in South |
| 1:14.9 | Carolina has got to be the gray man. The story of the gray man originates hundreds of years ago. |
| 1:21.4 | As with many other spirits, the gray man seems to stick to one particular area, the Carolinas. |
| 1:28.0 | He's been spotted on the North Carolina shoreline but is most commonly seen in Pauley's Island, |
| 1:33.3 | South Carolina. |
| 1:34.3 | Pauley's Island has just over 100 residents, and it is that classically beautiful, picturesque, |
| 1:40.7 | coastal beach town. |
| 1:42.1 | This place looks like a dream. |
| 1:43.7 | It's regarded as a great vacation spot for |
| 1:45.5 | people who want that beach escape without all the beach crowds. But it isn't easy, breezy all the |
| 1:51.8 | time there. Living in such a gorgeous place comes at a price. Polly's Island is classified as a very |
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