The third act of the movie incorporates enough "scary" elements that mirror the horror genre. I mostly talking about the ending bit where the protagonist, Rex, wakes up to find that he has been buried alive. This scene calls back to the idea of eternal loneliness, which was what Saskia's biggest fear was. This scene makes the audience feel uncomfortable as it focuses on Rex screaming for help and trying to pry his way through the coffin or crate, and then, quite out of nowhere, he starts laughing. But his laughter is an uncertain one; it sounds like he is on the verge of crying, but he does not actually cry. The audience does not typically know what to do if they were ever in this kind of situation, so the uncomfortable-ness builds up to a sort of fear. Not just for Rex, but for themselves.
The reason I stated that the first two-thirds of the film are not necessarily horror is because these kinds of horror elements are not represented as strongly. The audience is allowed to observe Rex's fall into mad obsession, but only at snippets at a time, such as the scene where he goes to his computer and Saskia's name shows up all over the screen, replacing the names of his past girlfriends. Other than that, the movie creates a lot of suspense and drama (especially the scenes with Raymond planning his abduction), but they are not presented as "scary". These scenes come off more like a character analysis; the audience is put in a position of observation and evaluation. Fear is not as important here.
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