The Acid House is a 1994 book by Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh is a contemporary Scottish novelist, best known for his novel Trainspotting. His work is characterised by raw Scottish dialect, and brutal depiction of the realities of Edinburgh life...

, later made into a film. It is a collection of short stories, with each story (3–20 pages) featuring a new set of characters and scenarios.

Stories

The Shooter

Eurotrash

Stoke Newington Blues

Vat '96

A Soft Touch

The Last Resort On The Adriatic

Sexual Disaster Quartet

Snuff

A Blockage In The System

Wayne Foster

Where the Debris Meets the Sea

Granny's Old Junk

The House of John Deaf

Across the Hall

Lisa's Mum Meets the Queen Mum

The Two Philosophers

Disnae Matter

The Granton Star Cause

Snowman Building Parts for Rico the Squirrel

Sport For All

The Acid House

A Smart Cunt (A Novella)

Film adaptation

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 film, The Acid House

The Acid House (film)

The Acid House is a film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's short story collection The Acid House. Welsh himself wrote the screenplay, and appears as a minor character in the film.-Plot:...

, directed by Paul McGuigan

Paul McGuigan (filmmaker)

Paul McGuigan is a film director, best known for directing films such as Lucky Number Slevin and Push. He has also directed episodes of Sherlock and Monroe.-Filmography:-Awards:...

, dramatizes three stories from the book - 'The Granton Star Cause', 'A Soft Touch', and 'The Acid House'.