Thing or The Thing may refer to:

Philosophy

* An object * Broadly, an

entity An entity is something that exists as itself, as a subject or as an object, actually or potentially, concretely or abstractly, physically or not. It need not be of material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually r ...

* Thing-in-itself (or ''

noumenon In philosophy, a noumenon (, ; ; noumena) is a posited Object (philosophy), object or an Phenomenon, event that exists independently of human sense and/or perception. The term ''noumenon'' is generally used in contrast with, or in relation to ...

''), 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) A thing, german: ding, ang, þing, enm, thing. (that is, "assembly" or folkmoot) was a governing assembly in early Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by a lawspeaker. Things took place at regular i ...

, 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 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 "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 tr ...

" 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