Another "Creepshow" television series was announced in July 2018, which will be produced by Greg Nicotero and stream on Shudder. Each episode of the series will consist of two stories. On January 16, 2019, it was announced that one of the segments of the pilot episode will be based on Stephen King's short story, "Survivor Type" from his 1985 collection, "Skeleton Crew". Adrienne Barbeau will return in a new role, and Tobin Bell will contribute a role. On July 19, 2019, it was announced that the series will premiere on September 26, 2019. The series spawned a tie-in novel from Scholastic Books entitled "Creepshow: The Taker", featuring two novellas inspired from the show. A followup novel is scheduled for release in April of 2021, entitled "Creepshow: The Cursed", also featuring two novellas inspired from the show.