K.T., what's dark fiction?

"You write dark fiction? That's cool. What's that again?" I get this all the time. According to online dictionaries, dark fiction explores the heinous and taboo ideas of the 'human monster'. It's realistic; these people exist. We know them personally or see them on the news. But my definition includes that and a few other things:

• Horror

  • occult- Home of the Condemned

  • demonic- Her

  • dark fantasy- My Bad Elements Series

  • Splatterpunk- A Trinity of Wicked Tales-- Jilted

• Suspense

  • All of my stories are suspense at the end of the day rather they are horror or thrillers

• Thrillers

  • psychological

  • erotica-- When We Swing

  • criminal-- The Hole in the Desert

Dark fiction is a vast genre. Dig in where you see fit.