A great, retro-style horror game! The visuals are nice and simple, but the sound effects do a great job elevating the experience and the atmosphere. The footsteps, the thunder, the sound of the monster as it wails and walks towards you. The dread of never knowing when the monster will pop up added a lot to the game. I wore headphones and the way the position-based sounds were handled made it feel like the monster was actually walking behind me which only added to the horror!
I did find myself wandering the maze a lot trying to find the roots. I wish there was a way to help the player find the items since all the corridors look so similar. Other than that, nice job! I really enjoyed this. Even though you did get confused on the theme, I thought this was a great first submission.