Since the series ended, Nelson has worked steadily as a writer, publishing several books (as of March 2006): "Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese", "Mike Nelson's Mind Over Matters" and "Mike Nelson's Death Rat!", the last being his first novel. His other works include a series of pop-culture humor books, "Happy Kitty Bunny Pony", "Goth-Icky", and "Love Sick", as well as a monthly column for "Home Theater Magazine". He also wrote for the short-lived game show "Let's Bowl", which gained a cult following of its own. He has commentary tracks for DVD releases of several films, including "Reefer Madness", "The Little Shop of Horrors", "House on Haunted Hill", "Plan 9 from Outer Space", "Carnival of Souls", and "Night of the Living Dead". With his "MST3K" co-stars Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, he was part of a comedy team called "The Film Crew", which has created comedy segments for National Public Radio. The first Film Crew DVD, "Hollywood After Dark", was released July 10, 2007, and three more followed in the months after.