At AGD Publishing, we want to publish books — and to be instrumental in helping other indie authors and small presses publish their own books — that entertain while calling good good and evil evil and sin sin, unafraid to subvert worldly virtue by upholding God-ordained institutions and morality as right and proper and good. Our books need not be overtly “Christian,” written and watered down for Christian culture. They need not hammer home the gospel nor preach to the reader. They need not shy away from depicting sinful people doing and saying sinful things. As both publishers and publishing service providers, we want to work with stories that are as thoughtful and intelligent as they are engaging and well-told, that frighten and chill and move and make the reader laugh and cry and cheer while leaving them with a nugget of truth to chew on, even if only subconsciously. Bonus points for books that depict or take place within the Divine Council worldview brought to light by the late Dr. Michael Heiser.

TL;DR – We want books that are not necessarily overtly “Christian” or written for Christians but that uphold a Biblical worldview while being entertaining and engaging.

At AGD Publishing, we believe that writers can glorify God simply by using their God-given talents to emulate His creativity in “sub-creating” worlds in which good triumphs over evil, hope reigns, truth and beauty are upheld and guarded as precious, and Biblical morality is depicted as good and preferable.

Is that at odds with publishing horror? Not at all. The best horror stories are morality tales that depict the consequences of rejecting God and embracing sin. Horror is probably the best vehicle there is for depicting the reality of Satan, demons, spiritual warfare and the supernatural forces of darkness in a medium that causes the reader to suspend their skepticism. Horror is also unafraid to wrestle with the reality that truly awful things sometimes happen to decent people. And our favorite horror stories are not nihilistic, but hopeful, showing that darkness can be overcome and evil can be defeated — or as G.K. Chesterton said, that dragons can be beaten.