What is the history of this site? Who runs it?


Online since October 1998, Gothic BC is the hobby and pet project of Atratus (Michael R. Barrick). Originally not much more than a link to the Van-Goth and Gothic BC mailing lists on eGroups.com, Gothic BC grew over the years to the point where the site received about a half a million page views every month from well over four thousand unique visitors in its heyday.

What is this website for?


For 25 years GothicBC was a resource for goths and other lovers of the dark alternative scene from Victoria to Fort St. John. Promoters and patrons of B.C. events could upload pictures to personal albums and share them in the public photo gallery to showcase these events and we have a photographic history of the Goth scene in B.C. (mostly Vancouver) spanning 1984 to 2022.

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Photos from the October House of Secrets

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House of Secrets
BLVD 22
2013-10-04


Photos by Atratus from the October House of Secrets are now up in the gallery

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Picture of the Day: October 13, 2013

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House of Secrets
The Media Club
2013-05-29
© Atratus

    Picture of the Day: October 12, 2013

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    Special Events
    Wild Kingdom
    Celebrities
    2010-04-04
    © Atratus

      Picture of the Day: October 11, 2013

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      Sanctuary
      White Party
      Club 23 West
      2011-11-19
      © Atratus

        Picture of the Day: October 10, 2013

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        Sanctuary
        Something Wicked This Way Comes 7
        Celebrities
        2006-10-28
        © Atratus

          Picture of the Day: October 9, 2013

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          Private Parties
          Shelley and Ligeia's New Year's Eve
          Private Homes
          2002-12-31
          © Atratus

            Picture of the Day: October 8, 2013

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            Descent
            The Red Room
            2008-05-18
            © William Allan

              Picture of the Day: October 7, 2013

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              Sanctuary
              The Lotus
              2007-09-28
              © mykl

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