Thank you very much for playing and for the detailed review!
The objective is the same if you are on or leaving the path - get to your house. The notes are just there to give you direction to it.
For dealing with the monster you have the flashlight's beam mode (when toggled on, hold left mouse click to activate it). By keeping it on the enemy for 1 second, it will go away for some time, letting you focus on finding your home.
As for the main menu, thank you, we will change that :D
Will play and review your game as well soon!