The elevator to hell runs on a tight schedule.Max's new job is simple: drive a forklift through an industrial portal, dump chemicals in an alien desert, return before the gateway closes. Easy money for an ex-con in Detroit's dying industrial wasteland. Until he realizes the barrels aren't filled with waste—and the things moving in that burning landscape between dimensions aren't entirely alien.What started as waste disposal becomes a heist across realities when Max discovers golden treasure hidden in desert mesas. But every trip through the lift pulls him deeper into a cosmic conspiracy where the line between human and inhuman blurs, and coming home alive means confronting forces that shouldn't exist.Some doors, once opened, rewrite the rules of what's possible.A mind-bending cosmic horror novella where blue-collar Detroit meets otherworldly terror. Perfect for readers who crave Twilight Zone-style stories where ordinary people face impossible choices in extraordinary circumstances.