Robert Anton Wilson's "Illuminatus" books were borne from his time as an editor for Penthouse's letters-to-the-editor section, where he had the same experience.

Robert Anton Wilson's "Illuminatus" books were borne from his time as an editor for Penthouse's letters-to-the-editor section, where he had the same experience. In writing the story, took all of the crazy conspiracy letters and entertained the idea of "what if every single one were true?"