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I consider horror, fantasy, and sci-fi to be separate expressions of the same sub-genre with a different focus. Horror is on fearing the phenomena, fantasy is about reveling in its awe, and sci-fi is about understanding it. So naturally there's some variance within each individual story in each genre where it feels more like the others, and one consistent emotion would be a bit dull. There's scary moments in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Lord of the Rings, just as there are in The Never-Ending Story. But the consistent tone of The Never-Ending Story is not terror (though there is in the climax with the wolf, or the weeping swamp), it is awe of this magical world. So I do not consider it to be horror for that reason.
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