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) The Thing is an international net-community of artists and art-related projects that was started in 1991 by Wolfgang Staehle. The Thing was launched as a mailbox system accessible over the telephone network in New York feeding a Bulletin Board Sys ...

, 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) Thing T. Thing, often referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in ''The Addams Family'' series. The Addamses call it "Thing" because it is something that cannot be identified, being originally an unseen creature in the original car ...

, 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! ''The Thing!'' is an American horror comic book published by Charlton Comics that ran 17 issues from 1952 to 1954. Its tagline was "Weird tales of suspense and horror!" After the 17th issue, it was cancelled and the series' numbering continued as ...

'', 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) The Thing is an American rock band based out of New York City. A four piece band founded in 2022 by childhood friends Zane Acord (bass/vocals), Jack Bradley (guitar), and Michael Carter (guitar), the trio added drummer Lucas Ebeling in 2023. Th ...

, 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 "Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. The song was written as a love song rooted in Francis's experience with a girl associated with the Rosicrucians of Norther ...

" by Pixies

Video games

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

Doom engine id Tech 1, also known as the ''Doom'' engine, is the game engine used in the id Software video games '' Doom'' and '' Doom II: Hell on Earth''. It is also used in ''Heretic'', '' Hexen: Beyond Heretic'', '' Strife: Quest for the Sigil'', '' Hacx ...

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) The Thing (a.k.a. The Thing Museum) is an Arizona roadside attraction extensively advertised by signs along Interstate 10 between El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona. The object, supposedly a mummified mother and child, is believed to have been ...

, an attraction in the U.S. state of Arizona *

Volkswagen 181 The Volkswagen Type 181 is a two-wheel drive, four-door convertible, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1968 until 1983. Originally developed for the Bundeswehr, West German Army, the Type 181 also entered the civilian market as the K ...

, an automobile, known as the "Thing" in the U.S. and sold there 1973–1974