The Acid House
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The Acid House is a collection of darkly comic and surreal short stories by Scottish author Irvine Welsh that explores the gritty underbelly of contemporary urban life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Acid House canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10488342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Acid House Context triple: [Irvine Welsh, notableWork, The Acid House]
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A.
Cut Him Up
"Cut Him Up" is a song from the collaborative album *Blue with Lou* by Nils Lofgren and the late Lou Reed, featuring Reed’s lyrics set to Lofgren’s music.
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B.
Nightmares on Wax
Nightmares on Wax is a British DJ and producer known for pioneering downtempo, trip-hop, and chillout music with a soulful, laid-back sound.
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C.
Chemikal Underground
Chemikal Underground is an independent Scottish record label known for releasing influential post-rock and alternative music, including early work by bands like Mogwai.
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D.
Rave Tapes
Rave Tapes is a 2014 studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, noted for its atmospheric, electronic-infused soundscapes.
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E.
Kill the DJ
"Kill the DJ" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their 2012 album ¡Uno!, noted for its dance-punk style and politically tinged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Acid House Target entity description: The Acid House is a collection of darkly comic and surreal short stories by Scottish author Irvine Welsh that explores the gritty underbelly of contemporary urban life.
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A.
Cut Him Up
"Cut Him Up" is a song from the collaborative album *Blue with Lou* by Nils Lofgren and the late Lou Reed, featuring Reed’s lyrics set to Lofgren’s music.
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B.
Nightmares on Wax
Nightmares on Wax is a British DJ and producer known for pioneering downtempo, trip-hop, and chillout music with a soulful, laid-back sound.
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C.
Chemikal Underground
Chemikal Underground is an independent Scottish record label known for releasing influential post-rock and alternative music, including early work by bands like Mogwai.
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D.
Rave Tapes
Rave Tapes is a 2014 studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, noted for its atmospheric, electronic-infused soundscapes.
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E.
Kill the DJ
"Kill the DJ" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their 2012 album ¡Uno!, noted for its dance-punk style and politically tinged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Acid House (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Irvine Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Paul McGuigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| follows | Trainspotting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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dark comedy ⓘ short stories ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-224-03672-6 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Smart Cunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Smart Cunt (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ A Soft Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ Across the Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Disnae Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurotrash NERFINISHED ⓘ Granny’s Old Junk NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa’s Mum Meets the Queen Mum NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowman Building Parts for Rico the Squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoke Newington Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ The Acid House (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Acid House (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Granton Star Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ The Granton Star Cause (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ The House of John Deaf NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Resort on the Adriatic NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shooter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Philosophers NERFINISHED ⓘ Vat ’96 ⓘ Wayne Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Where the Debris Meets the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
drug use
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social marginalization ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ violence ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 22 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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urban Scotland ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
dark humor
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surreal elements ⓘ use of Scots dialect ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Acid House Description of subject: The Acid House is a collection of darkly comic and surreal short stories by Scottish author Irvine Welsh that explores the gritty underbelly of contemporary urban life.
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