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 ai ...

* Broadly, an entity * Thing-in-itself (or '' noumenon''), 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 longer ...

, 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) The Thing, also known as the Great Seal bug, was one of the first covert listening devices (or "bugs") to use passive techniques to transmit an audio signal. It was concealed inside a gift given by the Soviet Union to W. Averell Harriman, the Un ...

, 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) The Thing are a Norwegian/Swedish jazz trio, consisting of Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (double bass), and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums). Name The Thing took their name from a track on Don Cherry's 1966 album '' Where Is Broo ...

, 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 "Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. "Velouria" was released as a single in July 1990 and was the band's first UK Top 40 hit. It was included as the third tra ...

" 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) The Thing (aka 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 made ...

, 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 West German Army, the Type 181 also entered the civilian market as the Kurierwagen ( ...

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