Yeah because the thing can shapeshift to anything

​​@@BrazilianDanielFeraGames Kinda, The Thing is just fear from the kid's (and also Nicky's)

@@Xitditxchl425e what does that have to do with the Thing?

​​@@Xitditxchl425e ummm no, not exactly. The Thing is like I said, just Nicky's own fear. The cultists that are worshipping is the Guest, not the Thing.

@@Depkis643I actually have a theory that the shadow man is the neighbors brother tiny build posted a new teaser video for season 2 of the animated hello neighbor series the title of the video is called “Petersons should always stick together” and it’s about Theodore (The Neighbor) and his Brother Franklin who go to this house to confront their bullies at the end of the teaser Theo’s brother falls into a deep pit while in the mines under the house Theo then crying thinking his brother is dead then a few minutes later in the video there’s a bunch of purple lighting and magical stuff and a shadow like figure ascends from the same pit that Franklin fell in. The teaser ends there though but this theory actually makes sense since the only time in the actual game the shadow man appears is at the beginning of act 3 while Nicky is at the neighbors ruined house I believe that after the neighbor died The shadow man/franklin came back either to watch over his house or concerned on where his brother is or for in grief