Thing or The Thing may refer to:

Philosophy

* An

object Object may refer to: General meanings * Object (philosophy), a thing, being, or concept ** Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place ** Physical object, an identifiable collection of matter * Goal, an a ...

* Broadly, an

entity An entity is something that Existence, exists as itself. It does not need to be of material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities. In general, there is also no presumption that an entity is Lif ...

* Thing-in-itself (or ''

noumenon In philosophy, a noumenon (, ; from ; : noumena) is knowledge posited as an Object (philosophy), object that exists independently of human sense. The term ''noumenon'' is generally used in contrast with, or in relation to, the term ''Phenomena ...

''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant *

Thing theory Thing theory is a branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture. It borrows from Heidegger's distinction between objects and things, which posits that an object becomes a thing when it can no longe ...

, a branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture

History

Thing (assembly) A thing, also known as a folkmoot, assembly, tribal council, and Thing (assembly)#Etymology, by other names, was a governing assembly in early Germanic peoples, Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by a l ...

, also spelled as ''ting'' or ''þing'', a historical Germanic governing assembly *

The Thing (listening device) file:Bugged-great-seal-closed.jpg, Replica of The Thing which contained a Soviet bugging device, on display at the NSA's National Cryptologic Museum The Thing, also known as the Great Seal bug, was one of the first covert listening devices (or "b ...

, 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 ''The Thing from Another World'', sometimes referred to as just ''The Thing'', is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction-horror film directed by Christian Nyby, produced by Edward Lasker for Howard Hawks' Winchester Pictures Corporatio ...

'', 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) The Thing (Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. The Thing was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Ja ...

, 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 (rock band), an American rock band * ''The Thing'' (Jazz Crusaders album), a 1965 album, or the title song * '' The Thing'' (The Thing album), a 2000 album * ''The Thing'' (soundtrack), a 1982 soundtrack for the film of the same name

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

Literature

* ''The Thing: Why I am a Catholic'', a 1929 book by G. K. Chesterton * ''The Thing'', a novelization of the 1982 film by

Alan Dean Foster Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career ''Star Wars'' Foster was the ghost ...

* ''Thing!'', a 2001 picture book in the

Kipper the Dog Kipper the Dog is a character in a series of books for preschool-age children by British writer Mick Inkpen. The books consist of 34 titles (as of July 2005), which have sold over 8 million copies and have been translated into over 20 languages ...

series by Mick Inkpen

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