What Does Dark Fantasy Mean To You?

Dark fantasy to most is horror which today seems to range from monsters to slashers and even real life as a lot of true crime and film noir now gets labeled dark fantasy. I keep getting asked what dark fantasy is so I thought I'd ask you what you think it is other than the textbook definitions from Websters Dictionary.

Here's an example of a dark fantasy theme using a character usually considered to be light fantasy. Faeries are considered to be light fantasy because most artists who do faerie art tend to do lighthearted images that tend to be cute, beautiful or just casual. But combat is also considered a dark fantasy subject and a faerie in battle would be considered more of a dark fantasy topic.

What dark fantasy means to me as a artist. It is an combination of elements of horror or has an gloomy grim-dark like atmosphere. It the mysteries of life , mixed in with the fear of death. Where the abnormal is the reality, like in werewolves on the hunt in swamp. or a lady dress in white waling through a grave yard on a very foggy night and you see a pair of glowing red eyes ahead of her.