User with this ability either is or can transform into a Gashadokuro (lit. "starving skeleton", also known as Odokuro), a giant skeleton that is fifteen times taller than an average person. They are created from gathering bones from people who have died of starvation and possess the powers of invisibility and indestructibility; though Shinto charms are said to ward them off. Gashadokuro target people when they are alone and the only way they can be detected before they appear is by hearing a ringing in one's ears, described as extremely loud bells ringing.