In a kibyoshi (illustrated book of popular fiction in the Edo period) "Bakemono Shiuchi Hyobanki" (Reputations of Various Ghosts), Nozuchi is also found; however, unlike the legend and folklores, Nozuchi depicted in the book is a monster in the shape of a man with no eyes and no nose like Nopperabo (a monster), and it eats food using its big mouth on the top of its head.
黄表紙『妖怪仕内評判記』（ばけものしうちひょうばんき）にも野槌が登場するが、こちらは伝説・伝承と異なり、のっぺらぼうのように目鼻のない人型の化け物で、頭の上の大きな口で物を食べる姿として描かれている。