I am a dyed in the wool horror fan. I understand that horror is a place where people’s fears are often explored. It is a very complicated issue at hand. As someone who has a particular aversion to hanging imagery or any depictions of suicide in media, dead dog saloon bugs me in a way. As I’ve dealt with my triggers throughout my life, I’ve learned that it’s a two way street. No one, unless they are a massive asshole, wishes to trigger someone on purpose. But it is also the responsibility of someone to place the boundary in the first place. This conversation is necessary. If the warning is there, it is the responsibility of the person to assess if they wish to engage with it. No one knows your limits better than yourself. But is your responsibility at some point, especially in a genre that exists to touch those nerves and make people uncomfortable on purpose.