Joshua Chaires is the Director/Founder of Phantom Detectives LLC. He is a musician, paranormal investigator, publicist researcher and writer. Chaires got interested in the supernatural at an early age while watching Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack. His interest in the supernatural peaked in 2002 when he had the opportunity to investigate the General Wayne Inn in Marion Station, Pa. Chaires is a 2008 graduate of West Chester University, and a future graduate student majoring in Business Administration. In 2014 Chaires co-founded the Summerwind Restoration Society along with Wisconsin paranormal investigator Craig Nehring. Their goal was to use the original blueprints of Summerwind Mansion to restore, rebuild, and relaunch Summerwind Mansion as a museum. With its haunted history Summerwind is known to be one of the most haunted locations in Wisconsin.
In August of 2020 Chaires founded Phantom Detectives LLC to help people who were going through paranormal experiences. Using the Paranormal Research Society blueprint, Chaires is hoping to build a team of renowned paranormal investigators. In addition, he's dedicated to helping people that are going through things they can't scientifically explain. Chaires has investigated the Sanderson Museum Governor Ross Mansion, The Lightship Overfalls, Poplar Hill Mansion, Selma Mansion, Mill of Anselma, White Chimneys, The General Wayne Inn, Fort Mifflin, Pennhurst, Smyrna Museum in De, Paoli Battlefield, Gettysburg, Chadds Ford Historical Society, and many other locations. On May 21, 2021 Phantom Detectives LLC purchased the rights to the late Art Bell's former Affiliate Director's news program Dark Matter News.