To be clear, it doesn't bother me if the authors themselves are liberals, as long as the book/story doesn't have woke nonsense. In that sense, I guess older novels would be the best bet.
EDIT - Holy moly, thanks for all of the suggestions. I have my work cut out for me, looking into all these authors this summer.
I know it's a cliche but I really enjoyed them: all of lovecrafts stories. He's just put the right amount of fascinating, creepy and scary in them.
Other than that I enjoyed Shining by King but everyone also knows that one.
If you're not opposed: there's great manga in that regard, mostly Junji Ito. I've recently gotten more of them in a collection. It's the master of the page turn and I love that especially. Some of the stories might be hit or miss with some but I feel like he's got everyone covered with his stories.
Lovecraft is a must.
These have to be read, they can't be told as movies.
The woke mob wants to erase him because of his 'black' cat so kids these days might have missed out. Lovecraft created a whole new genre and is still the king of it.
What? They have a problem with his cat, Niggerman? Why do they have a problem with Niggerman?