The Acid House

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Title The Acid House
Author Irvine Welsh
Country Scotland
Language English, Scots
Genre(s) Short stories
Publisher Vintage Press
Released April 20, 1995
Media type Print
Pages 304 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-09-943501-2

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.

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)

The 1998 film, The Acid House, directed by Paul McGuigan, dramatizes three stories from the book. The press kit for the film can be found here.

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