The Dead may refer to:
- The dead, those who have experienced death
- 'The Dead' (poem), by Rupert Brooke
- "The Dead" (short story), by James Joyce
- The Dead (1987 film), adapted from Joyce's story
- The Dead (2010 film), a 2010 horror film
- James Joyce's The Dead, Broadway musical
- The Dead, a nickname for the band The Grateful Dead
- The Dead (band), a rock band composed of former members of the Grateful Dead
- Dead (musician), Per Yngve Ohlin, vocalist of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem
- The Dead, the Dustmen in the Faction (Planescape) of the Dungeons & Dragons game
- The Dead (Higson novel)
- The Dead, a novel by Ingrid Black
- The Dead (album), 1987 album by Theatre of Ice
Famous quotes by the dead:
“We therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal life.”
—Book Of Common Prayer, The. The Burial of the Dead (1662)