User blog comment:LegoGuy2000/Who gave William the Thin his time-machine and why did he give it to him?/@comment-9681087-20151003134343

Well, whether it is a work of science or of magic - as it is impossible to reach Pandrudica without the aid of magic, and that the Miller children, with the time-machine, ended up there, it is safe to assume that the time-machine is a work of magic. Another fact that backs this theory is that Hugh Mongous was able to fix it, once it had been broken.

Who gave William the Thin the time-machine? Well, I can't quite tell you this, because, as more movies of the Haunted House series are yet to be made, more details of this mysterious figure and their motives for giving William the Thin this magic pocket watch are yet to be revealed in the stories that follow. What I can say, though, is that whoever he or she is, they must of known about what would happen in the future, and how this object would fulfil a prophecy to save Pandrudica from the evil Manhura. Although it was because of this time-machine, that Manhura was able to travel to Pandrudica and overthrow the kingdom, without it, he would still of resurrected when archaeologists disturbed his tomb, and he could of ended up taking over our world instead, without Hugh Mongous or the Miller children to stop him.