Growing up watching old movies on Saturday afternoon on my small 13″ TV in my room are some of the best of my childhood memories. And combining monsters with my favorite pair of comedy actors, Abbott & Costello, well, that just made it even better.

Some time ago, Kino Lober posted a photo of a box et they’d be releasing, with 6 different features with Abbott & Costello where they sort of cross over in the horror genre. They were: Hold That Ghost (1941), Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949), Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953), and Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy (1955), all in 4K presentations. In fact, to the right is the graphic they released.

But now it seems Kino has announced 4 of these titles in standalone editions, which is great. But what about the box set, and those other 2 titles, especially Hold that Ghost, which is one of my favorites of theirs? Not to mention the fact that I was hoping the set as a whole would be a little cheaper than buying them individual. I also wondered if the draw be strong enough on some of these titles, like the Mummy title, is going to make collectors buy that one by itself? And how unhappy some fans are going to be if they’ve already pre-ordered some or all of these, only to hear the box set, with the additional 2 titles is suddenly announced.

I reached out to Kino to ask them about this and got this response back: “Unfortunately, we can not comment on unreleased films. Keep an eye on KL Studio Classics forums on Facebook and Blu-ray.com for updates.” Does that mean a box set is coming out? Which would include those other 2 titles? Or not at all? I guess I’ll be waiting before I spend any money on them.

But none the less, here are the specs for the 4 titles they have announced, with each one featuring a brand new HDR/Dolby Vision Master from a 4K scan of the original 35mm Original Camer Negative:

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
– NEW Audio Commentary by Hats Off Entertainment’s Joe Ramoni
– NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Screenwriter Gary Gerani
– Audio Commentary by Film Historian Gregory W. Mank
– Theatrical Trailer
– Optional English Subtitles

Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy
– NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians C. Courtney Joyner and Phoef Sutton
– NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan
– Theatrical Trailer
– Optional English Subtitles

Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man
– NEW Audio Commentary by Hats Off Entertainment’s Joe Ramon-
– NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Paul Anthony Nelson and Lee Zachariah
– Theatrical Trailer
– Optional English Subtitles

Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
– NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist/Critic Kim Newman and Writer/Editor Stephen Jones
– Audio Commentary by Film Historians Tom Weaver and Richard Scrivani
– Theatrical Trailer
– Optional English Subtitles