Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen is an American film director, producer and writer born in New York City, New York on July 15th, 1938. Cohen specialized in low-budget horror and action films. His first work in the genre was writing the screenplay for the 1969 movie Scream Baby Scream. Cohen went on to direct and produce his own features such as Full Moon High, It's Alive and A Return to Salem's Lot. During the 1990s, he wrote and produced the Maniac Cop series of films. He also directed the "Pick Me Up" episode of Masters of Horror in 2006.

Notes & Trivia

 * Several of Cohen's horror films have been collected on the limited edition Larry Cohen Collection DVD.