Headhunter

Some call him the phantom physician, or the medical marvel.

He is a masked vigilante who not only captures criminals, but “cures“ them as well.

The police consider him an outlaw. Medical science brands him a charlatan.

But he alone has developed the miracle laser beam that can rechannel brain waves and make public enemies into useful citizens again.

The underworld has given him a name:

Headhunter.

From legendary cult filmmaker Larry Cohen — the maverick mind behind It’s Alive, God Told Me To, Phone Booth and Q: The Winged Serpent — comes an unproduced screenplay that fuses comic-book heroics, pulp noir, and the subversive wit that made him a genre icon. Long hidden in Cohen’s archives, Headhunter will be a revelation for fans and a delight for lovers of bold, unconventional cinema. Featuring an introduction by film scholar James Kenney contextualizing Cohen’s visionary blend of satire and suspense, the book includes photos and production stills.

Larry Cohen (1936–2019) was an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer known for his inventive, low-budget genre films that combined social commentary with pulp energy. Emerging from television in the 1960s, he became a defining figure of guerrilla filmmaking in the 1970s and ’80s. Cohen’s sharp wit, political edge, and knack for turning limited resources into cinematic originality made him a cult favorite and a key influence on later generations of independent directors.

^{Headhunter (2025)
Paperback ISBN 979-8-89976-032-7 140pp 5×8 inches, with b/w images
Hardback ISBN 979-8-89976-033-4 140pp 5×8 inches, with b/w images}