In 2004 or 2005, Niles formed a joint venture production company, Creep International, with 1990s rocker and film director Rob Zombie. This project has produced two works to date: "The Nail" (with Nat Jones) through Dark Horse Comics, and "Bigfoot" (with Richard Corben) through IDW Publishing. Upon placing that venture on hiatus, he then assisted actor Thomas Jane's production company, with the intention of bringing his "Criminal Macabre" character Cal MacDonald to the big screen. MGM optioned the property, but it lapsed, and is currently held by Universal Pictures. Niles and Jane also co-wrote the six-issue comic book series "Bad Planet" for Image Comics with artists Lewis Larosa and Tim Bradstreet.