Am I a Goth?


If people call you a goth and you are inclined to deny it, you probably are one.

If you call yourself a goth but no one else does, you probably aren't.

If you call yourself a goth, think moping makes you cool, hating the world is cool, lurk on mailing lists, newsgroups, and blog sites but never actually go out and socialize with anyone, let alone other goths, then you definitely aren't. Consider therapy.

What is Goth?


Good question. If you have to ask you probably don't have a clue anyway ;-)

How can I help out with the site?


Participate! Upload pictures and art. Post in the forum, calendar and LiveJournal. Donate to help cover bandwidth and upkeep. Buy a paid account and start blogging.

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How does this site make money?


It doesn't. For over 25 years Gothic BC provided an essentially non-commercial space for Goths and like-minded bohemians, artists, musicians, etc. in British Columbia and beyond to interact and find the information they crave about clubs, shows, and shopping. The site continues as an archive of the period it was active and remains the hobby and pet project of Atratus and most of the money it takes to keep the site up and functioning comes out of his pocket, augmented by the occasional donation from appreciative users, the rare bit of advertising, and the few paid user subsciptions.

Picture of the Day: October 14, 2013

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Sanctuary
Tim Burton Ball
Club 23 West
2010-09-18
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    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 2023.

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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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