''The Acid House'' is a 1994 book by
Irvine Welsh,
later made into
a film of the same name.
It is a collection of 22 short stories, with each story (between three and 20 pages) featuring a new set of characters and scenarios.
Stories
* "The Shooter"
* "Eurotrash"
* "
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The ...
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* "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
The 1998 film, ''
The Acid House
''The Acid House'' is a 1994 book by Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel '' Trainspotting'' was made into a film of the same name. He has also written ...
'', directed by
Paul McGuigan
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
, dramatizes 3 of the 22 stories from the book - "The Granton Star Cause", "A Soft Touch", and "The Acid House".
References
1994 short story collections
Short story collections by Irvine Welsh
Short stories about drugs
Short stories adapted into films
Jonathan Cape books
Fiction about God
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