Thing
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 (fictional alien), 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 (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" 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

See also
Our Thing (disambiguation)
Thang (disambiguation)
Things (disambiguation)