The Acid House is a 1994 book by Irvine Welsh, 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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] Film adaptation
The 1998 film, The Acid House, directed by Paul McGuigan, dramatizes three stories from the book - 'The Granton Star Cause', 'A Soft Touch', and 'The Acid House'.
