In 'Jikininki' (human-eating ghosts) from "Kaidan" (Ghost Stories) by Yakumo KOIZUMI, Muso appears as a person who saves the soul of a priest who fell into the preta world.
『怪談』（小泉八雲）の「食人鬼」で、餓鬼道に落ちた僧侶の魂を救う役として登場する。