Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson recounts a bizarre story about his experience being attacked by a demon in a clip released Thursday from a new documentary.
The former Fox News host said that a demon, or “something unseen,” left him scarred and bloodied after a paranormal experience a year-and-a-half ago—although it is unclear when the segment was filmed. The interview was conducted for a portion of a crowdfunded documentary called Christianities, which aims to explore the diversity of Christian traditions.
Carlson told the documentarians he first thought it was “the weirdest dream I’ve ever had,” but then saw blood on his sheets. “I had four claw marks on either side, underneath my arm and left shoulder. And they were bleeding,” he said.
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Carlson said his wife and four dogs were in the bed when it happened, but none had woken up during the experience. “It didn’t make any sense and it doesn’t now. No one has to believe me, I don’t care. But that happened to me,” he said.
“I’m not from a, what do they call it, faith tradition that talks about things like that or even acknowledges their existence.”
The former Fox News host said he called his assistant, an Evangelical Christian, who said it was probably a demon attack. Carlson, who also believes in ghosts, said he was motivated to start reading the Bible after the attack.
It’s reportedly not the first time Carlson has alluded to experiences with supernatural forces. The Wall Street Journal reported he brought the topic up with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reportedly saying “demonic possession is real, I happen to know for a fact.”
Carlson, who in a text message to a colleague during the Jan. 6 insurrection four years ago called Donald Trump a “demonic force,” parted ways with Fox News last April. Some of his Christian fans argued that “the devil” was behind the network’s decision.
“Tucker is a casualty of [the spiritual] war,” Texas-based televangelist Lance Wallnau declared at the time. “I don’t like it when the devil wins.”
Representatives for Carlson did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily Beast.
