Possible Clues:

• A genre of story, often expressing how societies began
• Article I have dismissing English fiction
• Story that's not to be believed
• This writer's short article, a delusion
• "Toads cause warts," e.g
• Something read in Deuteronomy? This is not true
• 'We use only 10 percent of our brains,' e.g
• Tale of the pantheon
• Fancy this compiler's tough on the outside
• Legend presented in crummy theatre