New owners are leaning into the house’s cultural heritage and rebranding it Hooper’s in honor of the Texas filmmaker.
The Antlers Inn, a former railroad inn, is a Texas Historic Landmark. The property includes a red caboose where guests can spend the night. The grounds also have space for reunions, parties and meetings.
“There was no real nod to it,” Madera said. “One of the things that we wanted to do is become a little bit more respectful [to the movie]. Part of it is Hooper’s, the last name of Tobe Hooper.Obviously, as a family restaurant, guests aren’t going to see any blood-splattered décor, bleached bones, fresh roadkill, chicken feathers or guys dressed as Leatherface cutting your chicken fried steak with a chainsaw.
To lean into the movie even more, Madera said his wife had the idea of engaging with neighbors by asking for donations of old chainsaws. The tools would be turned into art installations and kept at the restaurant for one year with the owner’s name and each saw’s backstory.
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