Larry Cohen, B-movie director of 1970s cult horror films, dies at 77

Larry Cohen, the maverick B-movie director of cult horror films such as “It’s Alive” and “God Told Me To,” has died. He was 77.

Cohen’s friend and spokesman, the actor Shade Rupe, said Cohen passed away Saturday in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones.

Cohen’s films were schlocky, low-budget works…