Seriously, I had nightmarees as a child, bring chased around by the evil treeman.
shareYour post made me think of Michael Weldon in the PSYCOTRONIC FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA who described the Tabonga as "looking like something out of a six year olds nightmare." Were you six then????
shareI also had nightmares about Tobonga. I watched it when I was little and was terrified. All my brother had to do was walk down the hallway with his arms outstretched saying Tooobonnnga and I would scream. I bought the movie last year after finally discovering the real title. It was fun to watch.
shareThat is too funny! My brothers and I used to stay up REALLY LATE(which meant about 10:30 when we were kids)on Saturday nights to see FROM HELL IT CAME and other assorted horror "classics" on a local station. The Tabonga was a fave, as were the creatures in INVASION OF THE SAUCERMEN and Vincent Price in HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL. The one that really got to me was I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF.
Don'cha think you're a little forward on such short acquaintance? You're compromisin' me.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I was petrified as a preschooler when I first saw this movie. It gave me nightmares for months.
shareMy sister and I still talk about the kabunga tree. I did not find out what it was really called until just a few days ago. She said it will always be the kabunga to her. It scared the heebies out of all of us, but mostly her and my eldest sister. I am the one that used to walk around with my hand outstretched moaning and saying kabunga to her. Too funny that other people have the same memories that we have!
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You weren't the only one!
When I was about 7, my parents took me to the drive-in theater to see a Saturday movie fest and FROM HELL IT CAME was one of the films. For a long time after I saw that movie, I was afraid to go into the woods. I was scared the trees would come to life and get me!
Fortunately, I saw the movie a few years later, and laughed at what I was scared of. Of course when you are 7, even the cheapest schlocky movies can scare you!
Wow, first off I can't believe I've finally found this movie after years of searching and second I can't believe so many people had the same experience as I did. I was absolutely horrified when I saw this movie as a child. It was a bright, sunny Saturday morning and I couldn't even finish it. I turned off the t.v. and ran for my mom crying.
shareI was 6-7 when I saw this one at the drive-in, and it terrified me and my sister, who was a couple of years younger. The thing that freaked us out as much as the tree walking around was when he threw the "pretty lady", as we thought of her, into the quicksand, which our parents explained to us. I think we had the notion that quicksand drags you down forever, and it was so frightening as she disappeared into the muck.
I shall admit that I videotaped this, and I still watch it occasionally. I think they did a very good job considering what likely was a practically non-existent budget. It had to hit a nerve for all of us to be remembering it for so long. When I watched it while taping it, I realized how many scenes were exactly as I remember them, even the appearance of the Tabanga and how the thing moved. So, I allow myself suspension of disbelief, and the quicksand still creeps me out!
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This scared the crap out of me when I saw it as a kid. I wouldn't get near trees for a long time. I'd turn around, convinced that a tree had moved. I've overcome my fear and now live in a treehouse.
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