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Short answer: Hold off. The Cod Glow Projector is sold on "zombie-themed projections, 360° adjustable base, USB-C setup, room-filling horror effects." For a cheap novelty light, that sounds fun. The store behind it gives you very little to trust, and several parts of the page match tricks we have seen on other shops.
The page describes a small projector that fills a room with zombie scenes and spooky effects. It turns on a 360° base so you can aim it at a wall or ceiling, and it powers up through USB-C. None of that is hard to believe for a low-priced gadget. Projectors like this usually need a very dark room, though, and ad clips tend to leave that detail out.
The review section gave us the first red flag. Instead of customer comments, the page shows the words "heading" and "author" where a review should be. That is what a template looks like before someone fills it in. It suggests the store planned to add reviews written in advance. Real shops gather comments from buyers and have no need for a form waiting to be filled.
Praise on a seller's own page proves little, even when it looks real. Check Trustpilot or Reddit, where the seller has no say.
A discount can be a fair way to sell more units. What we see here is different. The store leans on bundle deals, and "buy more, save more" offers show up again and again on shops that later turn out to be unreliable. They push you to spend more before you have seen the product or learned how the seller treats customers.
Then there is the timer. The checkout counts down a "cart reserved" message, as if your items will vanish if you stop to think. A shopper cannot check that claim, and a timer can restart on every visit. It exists to hurry you past the moment when you would normally look up the store.
We have seen this store before, just with a different product. The layout, the countdown and the bundle pricing echo the MerryGlow Christmas projector and the Glowmas Christmas projector, both with a holiday theme. The JurrasiGlow dinosaur light projector followed the same script from a domain that was only weeks old.
Change the theme and the store stays the same. Christmas lights become dinosaurs, then zombies, each with a new name and a new round of ads. A website checker only reports on the domain you enter, so a fresh copy can look clean on its first day.
We cannot say every order will go wrong, and a cheap light might arrive and glow for a while. Still, empty review slots, bundle pricing, a pressure timer and links to a family of similar stores call for caution. Treat the store as unproven until real buyers show they received the item and got help when they needed it.
Paste the store address into a website checker and read the full report, not only the score. A scam checker app on your phone can do the same while you shop. Check when the domain was registered and whether the store names a real business with a street address. Read the refund policy from start to finish. If you go ahead, pay by credit card or PayPal so you can dispute the charge, and avoid bank transfers and gift cards, which are very hard to recover.
Take screenshots of the product page and the timer, and keep your order email. Ask the seller for a refund, then open a dispute with your card company or payment provider if nobody replies. Dispute windows can be short, so do not wait. After that, Report a Scam and contact your local consumer protection agency. Each report helps the next shopper who searches for the store.
A zombie projector may be harmless fun. This store has not given us a reason to trust it with your money.
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Adam Collins is a cybersecurity researcher at ScamAdviser who operates under a pseudonym for privacy and security. With over four years on the digital frontlines, he specialises in translating complex threats into actionable advice. His mission: exposing red flags so you can navigate the web with confidence.
