THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Grey Man is one of South Carolina's most enduring ghost legends. According to local tradition, the spirit appears on Pawleys Island to warn people of approaching hurricanes, and many residents who reported seeing him before major storms later found their homes mysteriously spared from destruction.
Pawley’s Island has its own early warning system for hurricanes. Legend has it that a mysterious man dressed all in grey appears to certain individuals or couples and warns them of approaching hurricanes. These tales are usually told after each hurricane, where one lucky couple or family was spared because a man in grey approached them and either warned them directly to move inland or merely appeared before them before vanishing and the sight of him was sufficient for them to take heed of the warning and move inland.