Thing

Thing or The Thing may refer to:

Philosophy

 * An object
 * Broadly, an entity
 * Thing-in-itself (or noumenon), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant
 * Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture

History

 * Thing (assembly), also spelled as ting or þing, a historical Germanic governing assembly
 * The Thing (listening device), a Soviet bug used during the Cold War for eavesdropping on the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union
 * The Thing (art project), a 1990s community-based in New York City

Film and television

 * The Thing (character), the titular antagonist of the science fiction horror franchise
 * The Thing from Another World, often referred to as The Thing, 1951 science fiction film based on the novella Who Goes There?
 *  The Thing (1982 film), a remake of the 1951 film, directed by John Carpenter, more closely following the original novella Who Goes There?
 *  The Thing (2011 film), a prequel to the 1982 film
 * Thing (The Addams Family), television series character that resembles a hand
 * "The Thing", a season 4 episode of SpongeBob SquarePants

Comics

 * Thing (comics), a superhero in the Marvel Universe and member of the Fantastic Four
 * The Thing!, a 1950s comic book series from Charlton Comics

Music

 * The Thing (jazz band), a Norwegian/Swedish jazz trio formed in 2000
 *  The Thing (Jazz Crusaders album), a 1965 album, or the title song
 *  The Thing (The Thing album), a 2000 album

Songs

 * "The Thing" (song), a 1950 song, recorded by Phil Harris and others
 * "The Thing", a B-side song on the single release of "Velouria" by Pixies

Video games

 *  The Thing (video game), a 2002 gaming sequel to the 1982 film
 * Thing, term for entities in the Doom engine

Other uses

 * The Thing (roadside attraction), an attraction in the U.S. state of Arizona
 * Volkswagen 181, an automobile, known as the "Thing" in the U.S. and sold there 1973–1974