31 of the Most Popular Horror Books on Libby

One thing readers like to do almost as much as finding their next read is seeing what other people are reading—which is why we love reporting on the most popular books on Libby.

With the more than 22,000 libraries it serves and the 820.5 million checkouts from 2025 alone, it’s easy to see why Libby is such a treasure trove of reader data.

Since we are at the tail end of spooky season, we thought it was a great time to share the most popular horror books on Libby.

There’s a mix of classic horror—like Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Shining by Stephen King—and more recent titles that feel like new classics, such as The Reformatory by Tananarive Due and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones.

They imagine the future of medical marvels, revisit past traumas, and time travel. They are mostly located in the US, but a couple of them venture out to places like England and Japan.…