4-The neighbors will start to believe that Les Goodman is an alien.
At this point in the teleplay, The neighbors are starting to become paranoid. They don't understand why the power is acting so sporadically. The suggestions that have been offered as to the source of this strange occurrence had them believing in aliens. In the excerpt, the people are described as staring at Les Goodman's house and being "desperately frightened by it." These clues indicate that they are suspicious of Les Goodman, not trusting allies or happy for him.
I think what you're looking for is called "Personification"
Personification is where you give non-living objects human-ish looks or feelings, etc. For example take a look at Beauty and The Beast and its two main mascots the little clock guy and the candle. This is an example of personification. <span />
Do you have choices? Still though, some of the common definitions for <em>lore</em> would be myth, legend, or fables.