Filth (novel) Stork Nightmares" and "Porno". Other minor characters mentioned in passing throughout "Filth" include: Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson (from "Trainspotting", "Skagboys" and "Porno"), "Juice" Terry Lawson (from "Glue" and "Porno"), Danny "Spud" Murphy (from "Trainspotting", "Skagboys" and "Porno"), and "Post" Alec Connolly, a recurring character in "Glue". A film adaptation of "Filth" was released on 27 September 2013. It is directed by Jon S. Baird, from a script he also wrote. Filth (novel) Filth is a 1998 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. A sequel, "Crime", was published in 2008. It was adapted into a 2013 film of the same name,
Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction (1998) is a novel by Luke Davies. Davies has admitted the novel is based on his experiences as a heroin addict in the 1980s, the "worst years" being 1984 to 1990. Sydney and Melbourne were the epicentres of a "severe" heroin problem during this period. Davies has also emphasised that the novel is "fiction rather than memoir". Following the release of the film based on the book, also called "Candy" (2006), Melbourne painter Megan Bannister was identified as the woman who is portrayed as Candy in