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I wouldn't describe The Others as a Historical Drama as the whole focus was on the fact that she believed they were being haunted.
A lot of ghost movies end in a way that negates the scares of movie - it often turns out that the ghost is just trying to communicate and isn't actually a malevolent spirit as believed. But that doesn't mean it wasn't scary as you were watching it.
I know what you mean though LP. When I think 'horror' I think visceral, rather than psychological. I don't tend to think of ghost movies as horror movies, I tend to think of them as 'scary' movies, even though they do fit under the definition of horror (an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust). Ghost movies are often described as 'supernatural horror' which I think better suits.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - it certainly wasn't made clear in the trailers that it was a musical!
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