Classic blues musician Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson always seemed serene and at peace while performing on stage. But in reality, he spent his life struggling to silence the demons in his mind.

The killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border last month and five other homicides in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California have been tied to a cultlike group.

Ray Nicholson, with his signature inherited grin, has already gone viral for playing unhinged beaus in “Smile 2” and “I Love You Forever.” Now, Nicholson is getting into “King of Comedy” territory ...