The Pit

The Pit may refer to:

Places

• The Pit (arena), also known as DreamStyle Arena, the main indoor arena at the University of New Mexico
• The Pit (memorial), "Яма" the holocaust memorial in Minsk, Belarus
• The Pit, a 200-seat studio theatre at the Barbican Arts Centre in the City of London
• The Pit, a common nickname for the underground war room in the fortified compound of the Israeli Defense Ministry
• The Pit, a small public performance area in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• The Pit, a popular study spot in the lower level of the library at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law
• The Pit, a mosh pit
• The Pit, a popular gathering place for students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Elder 'The Pit' Stadium, the football stadium at Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio
• McArthur Court, also called "The Pit", an arena at University of Oregon
• The Peoples Improv Theater, also referred to as "The PIT", a New York City theatre specializing in improvisational and sketch comedy
• The Pit, an episode in the second season of the television series The Invaders, 1967-1968

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional places

• The Pit (G.I. Joe), the secret headquarters of the fictional G.I. Joe in Marvel comics
• The Pit, a dangerous fighting arena featured and made famous in the Mortal Kombat video games
• The Pit, the Barksdale Organization's nickname for the low-rise building complex where D'Angelo's crew sold drugs, in The Wire

Films

• The Pit (film), a 1981 Canadian horror film also known as Teddy
• Quatermass and the Pit (film), a 1967 British science fiction horror film (titled Five Million Years to Earth in the United States)

Gaming

• The Pit (video game), a 1981 arcade game
• Sword of the Stars: The Pit, a 2013 space rogue computer game by Kerberos Productions

Literature

• The Pit (Judge Dredd story)
• The Pit (Norris novel), a 1903 book by Frank Norris
• The Pit (Penswick novel), a Doctor Who tie-in novel
• The Pit: A Group Encounter Defiled, a 1972 book about mind dynamics, leadership dynamics, and holiday magic
• The Pit and the Pendulum, a 1842 short horror story by Edgar Allan Poe
• Yama: The Pit, a 1905–1915 novel by Aleksandr Kuprin

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• "The Pit" (song), a 2012 single by Silversun Pickups from Neck of the Woods
• Quatermass and the Pit, a 1958–1959 BBC TV science-fiction serial

Other uses

• The Pit (mixed martial arts) training camp
• The Pit, a forum on Ultimate Guitar Archive

See also

• Abyss (religion), the bottomless pit, which may lead to the underworld or hell
• Pit-Fighter, a 1990 fighting arcade game
• The Pitt, an expansion pack to the 2008 game Fallout 3