Gashadokuro (がしゃどくろ, literally starving skeleton, also known as Odokuro)

The Gashadokuro are giant skeletons that are fifteen times taller than an average person, said to be created from the amassed bones of people who died of starvation. These Yōkai roam after midnight, grabbing lone travelers and biting off their heads to drink their spraying blood. There is a tell sign as the victim would hear the sound of loud ringing in the ear. The Gashadokuro are said to possess the powers of invisibility and indestructibility; though Shinto charms are said to ward them off.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Souma no furudairi (相馬の古内裏) also known as Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

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