James E. Combs

James Combs is Professor Emeritus from Valparaiso University in Indiana, USA. He is the author of twenty-three books, and is currently at work on another, Magical Suspension: The Movies as Ludenic Experience, an exploration of the aesthetics and pragmatics of movie play in an effort to understand what is going on in that experience. As a lifelong fan and mature academic student of the movies, he is curious to know. He lives quietly with Sara and seven stray cats in a peaceful mountain setting, venturing out only to see movies and make occasional trips to England.