From Hell It Came (1957)A wrongfully accused South Seas prince is executed, and returns as a walking tree stump. Director:Dan Milner |
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From Hell It Came (1957)A wrongfully accused South Seas prince is executed, and returns as a walking tree stump. Director:Dan Milner |
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Tod Andrews | ... |
Dr. William Arnold
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Tina Carver | ... |
Dr. Terry Mason
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Linda Watkins | ... |
Mrs. Mae Kilgore
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John McNamara | ... |
Prof. Clark
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Gregg Palmer | ... |
Kimo
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Robert Swan | ... |
Tano
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Baynes Barron | ... |
Chief Maranka
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Suzanne Ridgeway | ... |
Korey
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Mark Sheeler | ... |
Eddie
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Lee Rhodes | ... |
Norgu
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Grace Mathews | ... |
Orchid
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Tani Marsh | ... |
Naomi
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Chester Hayes | ... |
Maku /
The Tabanga
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Lenmana Guerin | ... | |
Tabonga, a killer spirit reincarnated as a scowling tree stumps, comes back to life and kills a bunch of natives of a South Seas island. A pair of American scientists save the day. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
This movie is ultra low budget, has ultra low budget acting, and ultra low budget special effects, even for 1957. And the storyline is perhaps the most ridiculous in the history of the cinema. Why then would I grace this movie with an "average" five star rating? Quite simply, it is hilarious! Come on, you have to admire any filmmakers nerve when he makes a movie about a walking killer tree stump! The only thing that comes close in my mind is the killer bulldozer aka "Killdozer" from the mid seventies. Watching the murderous tree stump lumbering across a field in search of prey is about the funniest thing in my movie memory. I first saw this film sometime in the seventies on one of those late night horror film festivals, and I'll never forget it! How can something so bad feel so good?