The Zoom H4n is solid. Don't buy a tape recorder. Use your digital recorder in a quiet location (not in your flat with ambient noise), use proper technique (silent pauses, respectful questions,...
Probably just a deer or a large dog and your brain filling in gaps due to darkness and adrenaline. Happens more often than people admit. The torch dying is coincidence.
The emotional reaction is actually the most interesting part. Whatever you saw triggered a genuine fight-or-flight response. That's real, whether the entity was anomalous or just unusual.
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