Thing
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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 (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 (1982 soundtrack), a 1982 soundtrack for the film of the same name
 - The Thing (2011 soundtrack), a 2011 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
 - Thing!, a 2001 picture book in the Kipper the Dog 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