The Investigation
Never Stopped.
Ghost Hunters founder. TAPS original. 35 years deep in paranormal investigation — and still going. Now on YouTube: raw, unedited, and unfiltered.
Still Going.
Still Investigating.
Raw Investigations
No scripts. No staged reactions. New investigations uploaded regularly — just Jason, the team, and whatever the location holds.
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Ghost Hunters is back on Discovery+. Jason with Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango — investigating the country's most challenging cases.
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The Atlantic Paranormal Society is still investigating. Free of charge. If you need help, submit your case — Jason and the team respond.
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Subscribe on YouTubeHe Wasn't a TV Star.
He Was a Plumber.
Jason Hawes didn't stumble into paranormal investigation from a TV casting call. He built it from a spare room in his Warwick, Rhode Island apartment in 1990 — while working full-time as a Roto-Rooter plumber. That blue-collar grounding is not a backstory. It is the brand.
At 20, after a series of unexplained experiences, Hawes sought out his cousin and paranormal researcher John Zaffis. What followed wasn't a hobby — it was a life's work. By 1995, the Rhode Island Paranormal Society had grown into TAPS — The Atlantic Paranormal Society. The rest, as they say, is television history.
Ghost Hunters premiered on Syfy in October 2004 and ran for 11 seasons and 230 episodes, making it the highest-rated paranormal reality series ever produced. More importantly, it launched an entirely new genre of television — and it did so by doing the opposite of what everyone expected: trying to disprove the haunting first.
“We go in trying to disprove it. If we can't, then we have something.”
— Jason Hawes
Married since 1998, father of six, and still running active investigations through TAPS — all free of charge — Jason Hawes is the rare figure in entertainment who never separated the work from the mission. The YouTube channel isn't a pivot. It's the investigation, uncut.
The Show That
Built a Genre
Ghost Hunters
The show that built the genre. Jason led a team of blue-collar investigators through some of the most compelling paranormal cases ever documented on television. The highest-rated paranormal reality series ever produced.
Ghost Nation
Helping local investigators across the country tackle their most challenging cases. Jason alongside core team members Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango.
Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters returns on Discovery+. Jason, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, and Shari DeBenedetti — the same methodical, evidence-first approach that defined the original.
Ghost Hunters International
The TAPS family takes the investigation global. Landmark locations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Ghost Hunters Academy
Prospective investigators compete to earn a position on the TAPS team under the mentorship of Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango.
The Atlantic Paranormal
Society
TAPS was founded in 1990 from a spare room in Jason's Warwick, Rhode Island apartment. What started as the Rhode Island Paranormal Society became TAPS — The Atlantic Paranormal Society — in 1995. Today it is one of the most recognized paranormal organizations in the world.
The mission has never changed: helping those experiencing paranormal activity through professional, confidential investigation. And it has always been — and always will be — completely free of charge.
“Helping those experiencing paranormal activity by investigating its claims in a professional and confidential manner, and implementing the latest in paranormal research equipment and techniques.”
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TAPS is not just one team. The TAPS Family is a growing network of affiliated investigation teams across the country — all operating under the same professional, evidence-based standards Jason built in 1990.
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Bestselling Author
Ghost Hunting
The book that brought TAPS to the world. Real cases, real methodology, real results — the companion to Ghost Hunters Season 1 and 2.
Seeking Spirits
The cases that never made it to television — and some of the most compelling evidence TAPS has ever gathered.
Ghost Files
The complete collected edition — both bestselling volumes in one definitive collection.
Ghost Hunt
A young adult collection of TAPS cases — introducing a new generation to responsible paranormal investigation.
Ghost Hunt 2
The follow-up to the hit YA collection — more cases, more evidence, more questions.
Ghost Trackers
A supernatural thriller featuring the TAPS investigators as fictionalized characters navigating a city haunted by deadly secrets.
The Fight for
The Conjuring House
The Perron farmhouse in Burrillville, Rhode Island is the real location that inspired the 2013 horror film The Conjuring. It is one of the most documented paranormal locations in the country — and Jason has been fighting to preserve it.
After the property fell into financial distress, Jason launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised over $133,000. The owner signed the deed over to Jason. Then a competing buyer acquired the mortgage, and the original owner's sister filed a lawsuit claiming incompetency.
The case is currently in active litigation. The paranormal community is watching. And Jason isn't going anywhere.
Active litigation. A court agreement temporarily halted the competing sale in January 2026. The case remains before the courts as of Q2 2026. Jason continues to monitor and update his community through YouTube and social media.
Never Investigated
Alone
TAPS was never a one-man operation. The people who built it — and keep building it — are among the most credible voices in paranormal investigation.
Steve Gonsalves
One of only three original TAPS members who stayed the full 12-year run of Ghost Hunters. Steve is the technical backbone of the operation and co-stars in Ghost Hunters on Discovery+.
Dave Tango
Core team member across Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters Academy, and Ghost Hunters on Discovery+. Known for his evidence analysis precision and his ability to build rapport with location owners.
Shari DeBenedetti
Joined the team for the revived Ghost Hunters era alongside Jason, Steve, and Dave. Brings a disciplined investigative approach and a background in experiencer outreach.
JV Johnson
Jason's primary media partner. Publisher of TAPS ParaMagazine, organizer of SCARE-A-CON, and co-investigator on Jason's YouTube channel.
John Zaffis
Jason's cousin and the paranormal researcher who guided him at age 20 when the experiences began. One of the most respected figures in paranormal research — and the reason TAPS exists.
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Jason Hawes
With 35 years in paranormal investigation, 11 seasons of Ghost Hunters, three New York Times bestsellers, and an Executive Producer credit with Discovery — Jason brings a level of credibility and audience connection that is unmatched in the paranormal space.
Charitable support: Jason regularly dedicates appearance events to support Shriners Hospitals for Children and Cure Kids Cancer. Charity inquiries are welcomed.
- —3× New York Times Bestselling Author
- —Executive Producer · Discovery / Travel Channel / Discovery+
- —Creator and Star of Ghost Hunters (11 Seasons)
- —Founder, The Atlantic Paranormal Society (Est. 1990)
- —Host, Beyond Reality Radio (Nationally Syndicated)
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