Nyasha Hatendi’s horror podcast, ‘Sacrilege: Curse of the Mbirwi,’ has been named on Audible’s Best Of The Year list for 2025. A high honour when considering that they 4.5 million podcasts in existence across the world over 400,000 are added each year. Sacrilege: Curse of the Mbirwi was named as one of the ten best horror listens in the year.
Created by Nyasha Hatendi, the supernatural thriller is brought to life by an ensemble of Hollywood stars among other actors.
The series follows the Wallace family’s journey from Detroit to a luxury safari in Zimbabwe, that descends into a terrifying nightmare. After unknowingly desecrating a sacred burial ground, 17-year-old Dashon Wallace (played by Stranger Things’
Caleb McLaughlin) and his family become targets of the Mbirwi, an ancient spirit summoned to protect the local community from the invasion of foreigners.
As the shape-shifting Mbirwi hunts them down through an unforgiving landscape, family secrets and personal demons come to the surface, forcing all of the characters to confront their deepest fears.
The series features Calen McLaughlin, Kevin Carroll, Christina Elmore, Jessica Mikayla, Tongayi Chirisa, Charmaine Bingwa, Denise Khumalo, Sibongile Mlambo, Katherine McNamara and Nomsa L. Mlambo as well as musical artists Tapiwa Mutingwende and Tendai Maduwa.
