[SPOILER] I have a few things to say.

[BendyBread]

1. Yes, oh god. I had like 35 tinderboxes by the end of the game. Though to be fair I didn't use them that much.
2. I disagree. I had like 9-11 oils left at the end, and I did use my lantern a lot. The idea is not to run around with your lantern on 24/7, you need to balance the use between light and dark. For example, in the prison there is LOTS of already-lit torches on the walls. You have almost no need to use your lantern for the majority of the time.

3. Personal preference I think. I was scared through the whole game. Though to the best of my knowledge, you dont see many of the grunts after you see the half-cut one. You see the brutes from then on out most of the time. But regardless of how often you see them, I was still scared as a 4 year old girl. :3