It makes sense that the premise is a bit cliche, I suppose - I get many of my ideas from Lovecraft, and I assume many others do too.
My early drafts did all have some more details about the thing in the house, but I just didn't like it. No matter how I tried to describe it or reveal other information about it (its motivation, where it came from, etc) it just didn't look right.
As for a twist...I dislike forced plot twists (and it turns out I was the killer!!!), and I can't think of any twist that would make sense. If you can, I'd love to hear it.
Thanks for the feedback.
