A sequel, ', was released in 1989. Although "C.H.U.D." was negatively received during its initial release, it attracted a cult following over the years, inspired the name of a film website (which changed the acronym's meaning to Cinematic Happenings Under Development), and references to it have appeared in "The Simpsons", The CW's "The Flash", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", "Clerks II", "Castle", "Archer", "Outer Banks" and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.". Martin Cooper's score was later named number 33 in "Rolling Stones 35 Greatest Horror Soundtracks. The film was also the subject of an April Fool's hoax announcement by The Criterion Collection. In 2007, Rob Zombie was rumored to be considering a remake, and, in 2008, a different remake was rumored to be in production. In 2014, an original, collectible poster for the film was released. C.H.U.D appears in the 2003 video game "Tony Hawk's Underground" under the name T.H.U.D. A VHS copy of "C.H.U.D." appears in the opening shot of Jordan Peele's 2019 horror film Us.